- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 402 p., 8 p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), map.
- Summary
- Presents more than 600 terms and situations significant to forensic science, including blood stains, fingerprints, firearms, DNA analysis, and drug testing in sports.
- Series Statement
- Facts on File science library
- Uniform Title
- Encyclopedia of forensic science (Online)
- Facts on File science library.
- Alternative Title
- Encyclopedia of forensic science (Online)
- Subject
- Forensic sciences > Encyclopedias
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Entries A-Z -- Featured essays: Forensic science and history -- Classification, identification, individualization, and a common source -- Myths of forensic science -- DNA typing and privacy -- Drug testing in sports -- Careers in forensic science: a reality check -- Learning from tragedy: forensic science and terrorist attacks -- History of fingerprints: stay tuned! -- The future of forensic science -- Fiction and forensic science -- Identification of the dead: forensic science and mass disasters -- TWA Flight 800: mass disaster and the interface of criminal investigation, forensic science, and forensic engineering -- The future of lie detection -- Forensic science and juries: how complex is too complex? -- The "top ten" cases in forensic science -- Appendix 1: Bibliographies and Web resources -- Appendix 2: Common abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendix 3: Periodic table of the elements.
- LCCN
- 2008005862
- OCLC
- ssj0000146685
- Author
Bell, Suzanne.
- Title
Encyclopedia of forensic science [electronic resource] / Suzanne Bell ; foreword by Barry A.J. Fisher ; preface by Robert C. Shaler.
- Imprint
New York, NY : Facts On File, c2008.
- Edition
Rev. ed.
- Series
Facts on File science library
Facts on File science library.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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