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Police forensics / by Adam Sutherland.

by Sutherland, Adam.

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Lerner Publications, c2012.

Forensic sciences -- Juvenile literature.

Criminal investigation -- Juvenile literature.

On the radar. Defend and protect.

9780761377740 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

0761377743 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

1st American ed.

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25cm.

"The crimes, the clues, the science"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.

Back story: the story of crime detection -- Who's who: experts on-site -- Day in the life: Dr. Georgina Meakin -- Real life story: hooked by CSI -- Zone in evidence! -- Zone in: recognising fingerprints -- All about cracking the case -- Lingo: crime lab vocab -- Great gear: the tools -- Feel it: the crime scene -- Read all about it: fighting cyber crime -- Top five famous cases -- Big debate: DNA database for all? -- Just the facts: forensic figures -- Fan club: get more into -- Index.

This title explores the job of forensics investigators, covering how they look for clues and how the clues are interpreted as evidence. The book tracks a typical day in the life of a forensics expert and explores who does what in a typical forensic team. The book includes a brief history of forensic investigation and takes an in-depth look at the tools of the trade as well as what it feels like to investigate a crime scene.

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