Bibliograph

Forensics, Richard Platt ; foreword by Kathy Reichs

Type

Label

Forensics, Richard Platt ; foreword by Kathy Reichs

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

IG1100L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Forensics

Responsibility statement

Richard Platt ; foreword by Kathy Reichs

Series statement

Kingfisher knowledge

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 8.0, 3, 103496

Summary

An illustrated introduction to the science of forensics which police use to investigate crimes and apprehend criminals. Includes extra web sites, book lists, and places to explore

Table Of Contents

Signs of the crime -- The crime scene -- Collecting evidence -- Photography -- Telltale marks -- Finding a body -- Lifting prints -- Showing the invisible -- Summary -- Who is it? -- Evidence from blood -- DNA analysis -- Teeth and bones -- Making faces -- Matching fingerprints -- Unknown culprit -- Proof of guilt -- Summary -- Crime lab -- The autopsy -- How did they die? -- Trace evidence -- Dirty proof -- Computers and crime -- Bombs and fires -- Drugs and poisons -- Weapons -- Fakes and forgeries -- Summary -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification