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FBI (FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION) LABORATORY - A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY, THE SERVICES, AND THE OPERATING TECHNIQUES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCIENTIFIC CRIME LABORATORY

NCJ Number
18808
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
34 pages
Annotation
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIFFERENT LABORATORY ANALYSIS UNITS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY CASE HISTORIES OF INSTANCES IN WHICH THAT PARTICULAR UNIT HELPED TO SOLVE A CRIME.
Abstract
THE UNITS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ARE FIREARMS AND TOOLMARKS, EXPLOSIVES, NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS, SEROLOGY, CHEMISTRY - TOXICOLOGY, MINERALOGY, MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS, METALLURGY, SHOE AND TIRE IMPRESSIONS, DOCUMENT EXAMINATION, CRYPTANALYSIS, RADIO ENGINEERING, TRANSLATION, GAMBLING, AND THE NATIONAL FRAUDULENT CHECK FILE.