Today, there is more interest in forensic science than ever before. Crime and Circumstance weaves an intriguing tale of how an obscure corner of medicine dating back to ancient times matured into modern forensic science. The author explores the scientific and social threads that created forensic science and continue to drive its evolution in an entertaining narrative that introduces readers to intriguing cases and personalities across history, countries, and cultures and helps readers translate what they encounter in popular media into the reality of forensic science and laboratory investigation.
Through historical and contemporary examples, Bell illustrates how cutting-edge research migrates to forensic laboratories, a transfer that is more indirect than people might expect. Although science and the judicial system both pursue truth, the interface between them is anything but seamless. This unique historical approach focuses on personalities from scientific law enforcement and emphasizes the myriad discoveries made over the years. Through these stories, the reader is introduced to the underlying science in an interesting, lively, and accessible way.
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Tells the tale of how a corner of medicine dating back to ancient times matured into modern forensic science. This title introduces readers to the cases and personalities across history, countries, and cultures. It helps them translate the popularity into the reality of forensic science and laboratory investigation.
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Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Sexy Science?
Chapter 2. The Scene of the Catastrophe
Chapter 3. Uniquely Human
Chapter 4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and Death
Chapter 5: The Emerging Rules of the Game
Chapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and Chemistry
Chapter 7: One Elements Story
Chapter 8: A Visit from God
Chapter 9: Death Investigation and Forensic Toxicology
Chapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The Color of Evidence
Chapter 11: The Eye of the Beholder
Chapter 12: Gunpowder and DuPont; Dyes and Polymers
Chapter 13: Microscopy and Trace Evidence
Chapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and Toolmarks
Chapter 15: Patterns II: Measuring and Mis-measuring Man
Chapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology Arrives
Chapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic Markers
Chapter 18: Admissibility and the Trilogy
Chapter 19: Profession and Personalities
Chapter 20: Professional Immaturity
Chapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the Crime
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Suzanne Bell is a well known and accomplished forensic scientist in the U.S.A., and as such has written this interesting and informative book from her own perspective. However, unlike some other publications on this and like subjects that have originated in America, the author embraces this topic from a world-wide panorama. This book weaves an intriguing and engaging tale of how an obscure corner of medicine, dating back to ancient times, matured into modern forensic science. Along the way the author introduces interesting and absorbing cases and personalities across history, nations and cultures which assists the reader to translate what was encountered then, into the reality of current forensic science and laboratory investigation.
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Offers a vivid and entertaining history of the evolution of forensic science and its use in the criminal justice system
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313353864
Publisert
2008-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Praeger Publishers Inc
Vekt
567 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, UP, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272
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