dna fingerprinting

Examines how the technology of DNA is able to help law enforcement in the solving of different crimes.

"Learn how blood and DNA are used to solve crimes, with real cases as examples"--Provided by publisher.

Examines how forensic scientists gather and use DNA and body evidence to investigate crimes and presents related case studies as well as key facts.

Provides an introduction to the field of forensics, focusing on the work done by DNA analysts,identifying the skills, education, and training needed to be a DNA analyst, discussing opportunities and future trends in the field, and including a look at a typical on-the-job experience.

Examines how DNA is used in crime solving and discusses the development of DNA profiling and how it works, cases which used the forensic technique, and legal and ethical issues of DNA testing.

Examines the case of Kirk Bloodsworth, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, discussing how his continuous claims of innocence led to the evidence from the crime scene being subjected to the new technology of DNA testing, which resulted in his pardon by the governor of Maryland.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how genetic material called DNA is used to unlock information that can not otherwise be recovered in solving crimes and other mysteries.

Chronicles the history and development of DNA interpretation techniques in criminal investigations, explains how evidence can be collected from a variety of obvious and not-so-obvious sources, and discusses the ethics of the death penalty, cloning, and genetic modifications.

Examines how the use of DNA evidence is essential in solving most crimes now committed and explains how DNA was first discovered, the structure of DNA, early controversy surrounding its use, and how DNA investigations have cleared several death-row inmates.