forensic science

Shares the story of how the appointment of Charles Norris as chief medical examiner in New York in 1918 dramatically slowed the incidence of murder by poisoning, and looks at how Norris worked together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler to investigate chemistry-related deaths and disorders and to establish the discipline of forensics.

Dedicated military forensics investigator Kel McKelvey is called upon to apply his exhaustive scrutiny in a case involving suspicious coroners and desperate criminals.

Shares the story of how the appointment of Charles Norris as chief medical examiner in New York in 1918 dramatically slowed the incidence of murder by poisoning, and looks at how Norris worked together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler to investigate chemistry-related deaths and disorders and to establish the discipline of forensics.

Providing examples from specific cases, this book describes how professional artists who sketch composites, sculpt facial reconstructions, conduct age progression of old photos, and sharpen blurry images can help forensic teams solve crimes.

Providing examples from specific cases, this book discusses blackmail and bribery crimes that involve a web of relationships and require investigations involving years of police surveillance and interviews of witnesses.

This book describes cases involving criminal profiling, such as the I-95 sniper shootings in Washington, D.C., "Green River Killer" Gary Leon Ridgway, serial killer William Heirens, David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam" killer), serial killer Ted Bundy, and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

This book describes the challenges involved in fighting cybercrime, discussing cyberterrorism, identity theft, malicious software attacks, and other crimes by hackers.

Forensic science and the use in the American legal system. An introduction to protecting and collecting evidence, analyzing the crime scene, who forensic scientists are, and how forensics is used in solving a case.