Bell, Suzanne.
Encyclopedia of forensic science / Suzanne Bell ; foreword by Barry A.J. Fisher ; preface by Robert C. Shaler. - New Delhi : Viva Books ; c2005. - xvi, 350p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm. - Facts on File science library . - Facts on File science library. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
Entries A-Z -- Featured essays: Forensic science and history -- Classification, identification, individualization, and a common source -- Myths of forensic science -- DNA typing and privacy -- Drug testing in sports -- Careers in forensic science: a reality check -- Learning from tragedy: forensic science and terrorist attacks -- History of fingerprints: stay tuned! -- The future of forensic science -- Fiction and forensic science -- Identification of the dead: forensic science and mass disasters -- TWA Flight 800: mass disaster and the interface of criminal investigation, forensic science, and forensic engineering -- The future of lie detection -- Forensic science and juries: how complex is too complex? -- The "top ten" cases in forensic science -- Appendix 1: Bibliographies and Web resources -- Appendix 2: Common abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements.
Presents more than 600 terms and situations significant to forensic science, including blood stains, fingerprints, firearms, DNA analysis, and drug testing in sports.
9788130900292 8130900297
2008005862
Forensic sciences--Encyclopedias.
HV8073 / .B425 2008
614.1 / BEE
Encyclopedia of forensic science / Suzanne Bell ; foreword by Barry A.J. Fisher ; preface by Robert C. Shaler. - New Delhi : Viva Books ; c2005. - xvi, 350p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm. - Facts on File science library . - Facts on File science library. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
Entries A-Z -- Featured essays: Forensic science and history -- Classification, identification, individualization, and a common source -- Myths of forensic science -- DNA typing and privacy -- Drug testing in sports -- Careers in forensic science: a reality check -- Learning from tragedy: forensic science and terrorist attacks -- History of fingerprints: stay tuned! -- The future of forensic science -- Fiction and forensic science -- Identification of the dead: forensic science and mass disasters -- TWA Flight 800: mass disaster and the interface of criminal investigation, forensic science, and forensic engineering -- The future of lie detection -- Forensic science and juries: how complex is too complex? -- The "top ten" cases in forensic science -- Appendix 1: Bibliographies and Web resources -- Appendix 2: Common abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements.
Presents more than 600 terms and situations significant to forensic science, including blood stains, fingerprints, firearms, DNA analysis, and drug testing in sports.
9788130900292 8130900297
2008005862
Forensic sciences--Encyclopedias.
HV8073 / .B425 2008
614.1 / BEE