law and crime

A skeleton is found at a construction site. Authorities call in the person who can unearth the truth about who this was and what happened to them. This remarkable individual, a scientist, is called a forensic anthropologist. Forensic anthropology is the application of scientific methods to solve crimes involving human bodies. The impressive career is rooted in knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Readers will be riveted as they follow professional crime solvers in this book, collecting evidence to help them crack the case wide open. Important concepts are reviewed through thought-provoking quizzes and interesting activities.

A history of modern forensic science from the first test for arsenic poisoning in the 1700's to criminal profiling, fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the milestones in between.