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Forensic Science of CSI

Author Katherine Ramsland
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Berkley / NAL | Berkley
On sale Sep 01, 2001 | 288 Pages | 9781440673078
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The CBS television show, "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation," has captured audiences - and ratings - with its unflinchingly realistic details of forensic science, tools, and technology. This fascinating new book - written by an acclaimed biographer with a master's degree in forensic psychology - goes behind the crime-solving techniques dramatized on the TV show to examine the reality of these cutting-edge procedures.

From DNA typing and ballistics, to bitemark and blood pattern analysis, here are detailed accounts of the actual techniques used in today's crime investigations. Prominent experts in the field offer rare glimpses into cases ranging from missing persons to murder.

For fans of the television show, as well as true crime buffs and science readers - this is the real thing.
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Scene of the Crime
2. Handling Bodies
3. ID Unknowns
4. Traces
5. We Have a Match
6. Science vs. Intuition
7. The Elements of Reconstruction
8. Criminal Logic10. Forensic Puzzles
11. Evidence Response

Glossary
Referances
Index

Katherine Ramsland began her career as a writer with Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice, and has since published 59 books, including the bestselling The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. She holds graduate degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and philosophy. She teaches forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University. View titles by Katherine Ramsland

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The CBS television show, "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation," has captured audiences - and ratings - with its unflinchingly realistic details of forensic science, tools, and technology. This fascinating new book - written by an acclaimed biographer with a master's degree in forensic psychology - goes behind the crime-solving techniques dramatized on the TV show to examine the reality of these cutting-edge procedures.

From DNA typing and ballistics, to bitemark and blood pattern analysis, here are detailed accounts of the actual techniques used in today's crime investigations. Prominent experts in the field offer rare glimpses into cases ranging from missing persons to murder.

For fans of the television show, as well as true crime buffs and science readers - this is the real thing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Scene of the Crime
2. Handling Bodies
3. ID Unknowns
4. Traces
5. We Have a Match
6. Science vs. Intuition
7. The Elements of Reconstruction
8. Criminal Logic10. Forensic Puzzles
11. Evidence Response

Glossary
Referances
Index

Author

Katherine Ramsland began her career as a writer with Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice, and has since published 59 books, including the bestselling The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. She holds graduate degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and philosophy. She teaches forensic psychology and criminal justice at DeSales University. View titles by Katherine Ramsland

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