evidence, criminal

Describes the National Forensic Academy where students are trained in burial recovery with actual human remains and how they use trace evidence to solve crimes.

Describes methods used by experts to find murder weapons to solve crimes.

Describes methods used by experts to collect and analyze blood evidence to solve crimes.

This volume examines the history of how crime labs were developed, and hightlights specific cases that illustrate how modern crime labs conduct their investigations.

Describes the science of ballistics, including the types of weapons and ammunition used in crimes, clues guns and bullets leave behind, techniques used by ballistics experts, and how ballistics evidence is used to solve crimes.

Describes how blood analysis is used to solve crimes, including the tests performed by lab technicians on samples to determine blood type and other characteristics, and finding, saving and interpreting blood evidence.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how human fingerprints, bite marks, ear prints, and other forms of developing technologies help solve criminal investigations and other mysteries.

"Describes the types of items found at a crime scene that can be pieces of evidence in a criminal investigation, such as hair and saliva that carry DNA, fingerprints, clothing fibers, and foot prints. Includes real case files and case studies"--Provided by publisher.