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An updated look at the latest criminal investigative techniques and tools used by law enforcement to solve crimes describes such elements as criminal profiling, lie detector technology, DNA analyses, forensic pathology, anthropology, psychology, and more, as well as their applications in real-life cases. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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This reference explores the history, present, and future of police work, with special emphasis on forensics. It begins by briefly surveying the scope of criminology, then focuses on criminal investigation in general and forensics in particular. Chapters on evidence cover processes, tools, and techniques for finding, gathering, and analyzing evidence. A section on the body of the crime victim covers investigations on the scene and in the medical examiner's office, with material on toxicology, dental and skeletal evidence, and DNA evidence. A final section looks at emerging areas such as computer crime and identity theft. Margin boxes provide definitions, statistics, quotes, and cases. Appendices list key figures and milestones in the field. Axelrod has written other books in the series. Antinozzi is a special investigator in the Office of the Solicitor General of DeKalb County, Georgia. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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