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020 _a9780128000373
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050 _aHV8073
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100 1 _aHouck, Max M.
_eAuthor
245 1 0 _aFundamentals of forensic science
_cMax M Houck and Jay A Siegel
250 _aThird edition
264 _aAmsterdam :
_b Elsevier/Academic Press,
_c©2006.
300 _a703 pages :
_billustrations
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
500 _aIncludes index
504 _aIncludes bibliography
505 _apt. 1. Criminal justice and forensic science. -- Introduction -- Crime scene investigation -- The nature of evidence -- pt. 2. Analytical tools. -- Microscopy -- Spectroscopic techniques -- Separation methods in forensic science -- pt. 3. Biological sciences. -- Pathology -- Anthropology and odontology -- Entomology -- Serology and bloodstain pattern analysis -- DNA analysis -- Forensic hair examinations -- pt. 4. Chemical sciences. -- Illicit drugs -- Forensic toxicology -- Textile fibers -- Paint analysis -- Soil and glass -- Fires and explosions -- pt. 5. Physical sciences. -- Friction ridge examination -- Questioned documents -- Firearms and tool marks -- Impression evidence -- pt. 6. Law and forensic science. -- Legal aspects of forensic science.
520 _aFundamentals of Forensic Science breaks out forensic science into the following areas: Analytical Tools, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences/Patterns and Impressions, Forensic Science and the Law. Each of these areas is covered in a logical sequence to first present the tools to the student and professional, then the expertise and means to apply biological sciences, chemistry, and the collection and analysis of physical evidence to the forensic process.
650 0 _aForensic sciences.
650 0 _aCriminal investigation.
650 0 _aForensic pathology.
700 1 _aSiegel, Jay A.
_eAuthor
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