Crime solving is painstaking, but modern methods and technological advances have significantly changed the field of criminal investigation. Clues to crimes both spectacular and ordinary can now be found in the tiniest bits of evidence thanks to cutting-edge forensic techniques. Crime Scene Investigations examins the fascinationg world of the crimial investigator and the other professionals who are on the front line of solving today's (and some of yesterday's) most notorious crimes. All books feature crime statistics, career information, explainations of crime-solving techniques, and crime-busting facts. In additions bibliographies for further research, full-color photographs, charts, and a detailed index are also included. --- from back cover of book.
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ISBN:9781590189894 (hardcover)
Physical Description:print 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Detroit : Lucent Books, c2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: A single clue -- Is it kidnapping? -- Finding the victim -- Hunting for a kidnapper -- Profiling kidnappers -- The cases that haunt us.