Encyclopedia of Forensic Science: A Compendium of Detective Fact and Fiction

by Barbara Gardner Conklin, Robert Gardner, Dennis Shortelle

Book Overview

If Sherlock Holmes had cracked the O. J. Simpson case, he would have done it with forensic science. Techniques and devices used to analyze crime scene evidence--and their real and fictional practitioners--have long fascinated the public. This reference covers all aspects of forensic science:
- Types of evidence
- Types of crimes or conditions
- Criminal cases
- Criminal and civil law
- The disciplines of criminal justice
- Poisons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573561703
• ISBN13: 9781573561709
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12