Crime Lab 101

Author : Robert Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486311260
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime Lab 101 written by Robert Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids fascinated by crime and police work will appreciate this inside look at detection and forensic science. The 25 experiments can be performed at home and offer fascinating explanations of police lab techniques.

Author : Robert Gardner
Publisher : Walker & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780802781598
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime Lab 101 written by Robert Gardner and published by Walker & Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces techniques of criminal investigation, including fingerprint and voice pattern examination, handwriting analysis, and ballistics, and discusses the development of forensic science.

Author : Tamra B. Orr
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1633627403
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Science Investigator written by Tamra B. Orr and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a forensic science investigator. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Author : Edward Ricciuti
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060891300
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science 101: Forensics written by Edward Ricciuti and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide for Nonscientists Science 101: Forensics takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey into the world of the investigators and scientists who work to solve crimes through the use of forensic science. It examines tried-and-true forensics methods, as well as cutting-edge forensic disciplines little known to the general public. Information on fingerprint and DNA identification, trace evidence, arson detection, crime-scene procedures, and more History of forensics from ancient times to the present day, with an explanation of the many scientific fields that contribute to forensics More than 250 full-color photographs and illustrations Ready Reference section with at-a-glance facts on forensics

Author : Carla Mooney
Publisher : Nomad Press
ISBN 13 : 1619301873
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FORENSICS written by Carla Mooney and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation introduces students to the fascinating world of forensic science and shows them how to find clues, analyze evidence, and crack the case. Combining hands-on activities with forensic science, kids will have fun learning about the world of forensics, evidence collection, and crime lab analysis. Entertaining illustrations and fascinating sidebars illuminate the topic and bring it to life, reinforcing new vocabulary. Projects include documenting a crime scene, identifying fingerprints, analyzing blood spatter, and extracting DNA. Additional materials include a glossary and a list of current reference works, websites, museums, and science centers.

Author : Robert Bruce Thompson
Publisher : Maker Media, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1449334474
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments written by Robert Bruce Thompson and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered whether the forensic science you’ve seen on TV is anything like the real thing? There’s no better way to find out than to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself. This full-color book offers advice for setting up an inexpensive home lab, and includes more than 50 hands-on lab sessions that deal with forensic science experiments in biology, chemistry, and physics. You’ll learn the practical skills and fundamental knowledge needed to pursue forensics as a lifelong hobby—or even a career. The forensic science procedures in this book are not merely educational, they’re the real deal. Each chapter includes one or more lab sessions devoted to a particular topic. You’ll find a complete list of equipment and chemicals you need for each session. Analyze soil, hair, and fibers Match glass and plastic specimens Develop latent fingerprints and reveal blood traces Conduct drug and toxicology tests Analyze gunshot and explosives residues Detect forgeries and fakes Analyze impressions, such as tool marks and footprints Match pollen and diatom samples Extract, isolate, and visualize DNA samples Through their company, The Home Scientist, LLC (thehomescientist.com/forensics), the authors also offer inexpensive custom kits that provide specialized equipment and supplies you’ll need to complete the experiments. Add a microscope and some common household items and you’re good to go.

Author : Patricia Barnes-Svarney
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
ISBN 13 : 1578596815
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book written by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, accessible, and informative guide to the science of criminal investigations. Covering the fundamentals, science, history, and analysis of clues, The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court provides detailed information on crime scene investigations, techniques, laboratory finding, the latest research, and controversies. It looks at the science of law enforcement, how evidence is gathered, processed, analyzed, and viewed in the courtroom, and more. From the cause, manner, time of a death, and autopsies to blood, toxicology, DNA typing, fingerprints, ballistics, tool marks, tread impressions, and trace evidence, it takes the reader through the many sides of a death investigation. Arson, accidents, computer crimes, criminal profiling, and much, much more are also addressed. The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book gives real-world examples and looks at what Hollywood gets right and wrong. It provides the history of the science, and it introduces the scientists behind breakthroughs. An easy-to-use and informative reference, it brings the complexity of a criminal investigation into focus and provides well-researched answers to over 950 common questions, such as ... What is the difference between cause of death and manner of death? How did a person’s skull fit into criminal evidence in the early 1800s? When were fingerprints first used to identify a criminal? How is the approximate time of death of a crime scene victim determined? What is forensic serology? What is the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System? Can a forensics expert look at skeletal remains and tell whether the person was obese? How can a simple knot analyzed in the crime lab be used as evidence? Can fingerprints be permanently changed or destroyed? How fast does a bullet travel? How was a chemical analysis of ink important in the conviction of Martha Stewart? What types of data are often retrieved from a crime scene cellphone? Can analyses similar to those used in forensics be used to uncover doping in athletics? What is the Personality Assessment Inventory? What are some motives that cause an arsonist to start a fire? What state no longer allows bite marks as admissible evidence in a trial? What is the Innocence Project? Why are eyewitness accounts not always reliable? Who was “Jack the Ripper”? Providing the facts, stats, history, and science, The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book answers intriguing questions about criminal investigations. This informative book also includes a helpful bibliography, glossary of terms, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Author : John Houde
Publisher : Calico Press (Ventura, CA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime Lab written by John Houde and published by Calico Press (Ventura, CA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to forensic analysis describes the processes, instruments, and techniques used by criminalists as they probe for clues among fibers, footprints, and DNA.

Author : Brooke Rowe
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1634711254
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building a Lava Lamp written by Brooke Rowe and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step-by-step instructions on building a lava lamp while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills.