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SCIENCE VERSUS CRIMES

NCJ Number
43170
Author(s)
W BRECKON
Date Published
1975
Length
88 pages
Annotation
AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THIS EXPLAINS THE USE OF LASER BEAMS, AUTORADIOGRAPHY , CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, COMPUTERS, AND FORENSIC ANALYSIS IN SOLVING CRIMES
Abstract
TRUE STORIES OF A NUMBER OF CRIMES ARE TOLD AND THE PROBLEMS OF REAL POLICE WORK ARE CONTRASTED WITH POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS FOUND IN DETECTIVE STORIES. METHODS FOR REVEALING HAND AND FOOT PRINTS ON FABRICS AND CARPETS, METHODS FOR ANALYZING PAINT CHIPS, HAIR STRANDS, BLOOD STAINS, AND OTHER BITS OF EVIDENCE, AND METHODS FOR USING TELEVISION AND COMPUTERS TO CATCH CRIMINALS ARE ALL PRESENTED IN A SIMPLE STYLE DESIGNED FOR OLDER CHILDREN. MORE THAN 50 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SIMPLE DIAGRAMS EXPLAIN THE TEXT. A GLOSSARY OF POLICE TERMS AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED.