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Inspired by episodes of the television franchise "C.S.I.," looks at the cutting-edge techniques in crime scene analysis and investigation behind the show, and revisits famous cases in light of these new investigative tools.
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How do investigators get from crime to conviction?For the astonishing answer, Ramsland covers the latest cutting-edge techniques in crime scene investigation. Inspired by episodes from the fact-based C.S.I. television franchise, she illustrates the use of computers and toxicology in forensics, explores interrogation strategies, and revisits history's most notorious crimes. And in considering the shows' locales - Las Vegas, New York, and Miami - Ramsland divulges ways in which crimes are dependent on location, climate, and population and discloses ways of solving them in the twenty-first century.
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