Forensic Science: Modern Methods of Solving Crime

by Max M. Houck

Book Overview

From Poe's Dupin and Doyle's Holmes to the television hits Quincy and CSI, the public's fascination with science employed to solve crimes continues and grows. But this understanding of how science works in the forensic laboratory is filtered through the fictional worlds of books and television-how is science really used to fight crime? What techniques are used to catch criminals and free the innocent? Forensic scientists work with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027599323X
• ISBN13: 9780275993238
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"