Science and the Detective
Wiley-VCH (Hersteller)
978-3-527-29251-6 (ISBN)
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Written for anyone interested in "whodunnits", this book tells the stories of some cases in which forensic evidence played a key role. It also explains the ways in which scientific evidence can be used to establish guilt or innocence in today's courtroom. The use of voice analysis, methods for developing fingerprints and for uncovering art forgeries, and the examination of bullet wounds are just a few of the topics considered. In a special section on fraud, the author explores the world of counterfeit money. The book explains the basis of the analytical techniques available for studying evidence in offences ranging from doping in sports to first-degree murder.
Part 1: Science and the Fight Against Crime: What is Forensic Science?; Misuse of Forensic Science; No Solicitors Please!; Expert Witnesses and Unique Evidence? Part 2: Fingerprints: The History of Fingerprinting; Developing Latent Fingerprints; Storing and Using Fingerprint Images. Part 3: Footprints and Other Vestiges: Footprints the Downfall of Idol Priests!; Recording and Developing Footprints at the Scene of the Crime; Tiresome Evidence; First and Last Impressions. Part 4: Fragmentary Evidence and Tell-Tale Dust: Locard's Principle; Pigmented and Refractive Fragments; Tell-Tale Dust; Hairs and Fibers; Who Killed Napoleon?; Fragmentary Evidence and the Saga of the Great Fiddle; Fragmentary Evidence Points to Modern Fabrication of Supposedly Antique Documents. Part 5: Bullets, Bombs and Body Armour: Gunshot Residues; Has the Suspect Handled Explosives Recently?; What Can Vallistics Tell Us?; Body Armour. Part 6: Electronic Ears and Eyes: Is That You Charlie?; Should We eat More Carrots?; Speed Reading; What About Those Watching Electronic Eyes? Part 7: Bloodhounds Real and Synthetic: Dogged Detective Work; Why Onions Make You Cry?; Dog Detective Performances; Red Herrings and Work Fatigue; K.9 Synthetic Bloodhounds; Olfactronic Signatures of Individuals, Locations and Compounds. Part 8: Drunken Drivers, Drugged Individuals and Distracted Horses: Alcohol Abuse; Testing for Alcohol; Detecting and Analysing Drugs; Tell-Tale Vestiges of Drug Usage in Hair; Were the Witches of Salem High on LSD?; Drugs and Athletic Performance; Drugs and Distracted Horses. Part 9: Poisoned Arrows and Dangerous Bulgarian Brollies: Poisoned Points; Omelettes, Flypapers and Weed Killers - A Look at how Arsenic has been used in the Commission of Crime; Bitter Almonds and Sudden Death; Curiosity (and a Poisonous House Plant) Killed the cat; Was Van Gogh a Victim of Plant Poison?; Lethal Hamburgers and a new Wrinkle on Botulism; Seafood Zombies; Deadly Mushrooms and Killers from the Crypt; Crazy Cats and mad Hatters; Poisonous Plants and Sweet Wine; The Synergistic Killers; Frye the Witness. Part 10: Forgery and Fraud: Are You Sincere?; Paper, the Forgers Nemesis?; Ink and Toner; Counterfeit Currency and Cheques; False Stamps and Postal Fraud; Jurassic Adventure in the Land of Fraudulent Archaeological Specimens; Artistic Frauds; Fraud in the Marketplace; Checking up on Suspicious Signatures and Documents; Fraud in Science. Part 11: Bodies, Bones and Blood: Talkative Bodies; What Bones can Tell Us; "Your Brother's Blood is Crying out to Me from the Ground". Part 12: Alphabet Soup and Genetic Fingerprinting: Coded Information for Building the Body; Constructing the Genetic Fingerprint; Using Genetic Fingerprints; Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics! References; Author Index; Subject Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Science and the Detective | 1.20 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Weinheim |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 895 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie |
| ISBN-10 | 3-527-29251-9 / 3527292519 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-527-29251-6 / 9783527292516 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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