crime scene searches

An introduction to the tools and techniques professionals use to investigate crime scenes, describing the efforts of forensic scientists to find and examine evidence to track down criminals, discussing fingerprints, traces of blood, and other hidden clues, and examining case studies that feature real-life, high- profile cases.

"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.

Examines how DNA, blood, bones, teeth, and fingerprints help in a criminal investigation; and looks at how science aided in solving real-life crimes.

Explores ways technology is used by forensic scientists during criminal investigations, discussing crime scene preservation, collecting, analyzing, presenting, and documenting evidence, and other topics, and including a related case study.

Examines how fingerprints, bite marks, shoe prints, and tire tracks help in a criminal investigation; and looks at how science aided in solving real-life crimes.

Explores ways soil, insects, animals, plants, weather, temperature, and water are used by forensic scientists during criminal investigations, and including a related case study.

San Diego crime-scene technician Grace Descanso is called home from her vacation after her name appeared on the cell phone of Professor Thaddeus Bartholomew, who was found brutally murdered in one of his fields of genetically modified soy, but Grace is vaguely aware of who the professor is, and wonders what she has to do with the investigation.

Chen Janice Denard discovers evidence of horrific crimes in her office copier, she calls on the CSI team to track down the perpetrators, who find a shocking link to a high-profile murder.

Explores the scientific basis of the forensic methods and technologies shown on several episodes of the television series "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation.".