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Author:	Joe Nickell, John F. Fischer	Publisher:	Univ Pr of Kentucky
ISBN-10:	0813120918	Subject:	Law & Government
ISBN-13:	9780813120911	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1998	Condition:	Like New
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Length:	300 pages
Height:	9.8 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	0.8 in.
Weight:	23.2 oz.

Publisher's Note
A book such as this is long overdue in the field of forensic investigation. Most offerings are either highly technical or rather superficial -- an odd situation today when millions of television viewers slaver over the details of crimes and trials. Nationally respected authors Joe Nickell and John Fischer offer an introduction to the technical work of firearms experts, document examiners, fingerprint technicians, medical examiners, and forensic anthropologists. In doing so they avoid the oversimplified approach of most texts aimed at the lay reader, writing in prose clear and understandable to the nontechnical specialist. Nickell and Fischer provide step-by-step descriptions of classifying a fingerprint and performing an autopsy, and describe the science underlying DNA profiling and toxicological analysis. Each chapter closes with a major case study, revealing how these concepts work in practice. Rounded out with brief histories of all the forensic sciences, Crime Science is likely to remain an indispensable addition to the bookshelf for years to come.
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Nickell (Pen, Ink and Evidence) and Fischer provide a comprehensive primer of forensic investigation for the uninitiated. After an introductory chapter details the proper protocol for securing a crime scene, nine chapters focus on different forms of evidence. Although the writing is uninspired, a great deal of basic information is presented. Each chapter ends with a well-known case study in which the techniques discussed played a significant role. The relatively brief case studies are the most interesting portion of the book and demonstrate the range of evidence with which investigators must deal. A conviction was secured in the Lindbergh kidnapping by matching marks on a homemade ladder left at the crime scene with a carpenter's plane in Bruno Hauptmann's garage; a detailed fiber analysis led police to conclude that Wayne Williams was responsible for the deaths of 30 black men in Atlanta. Also discussed are firearms in the Sacco and Vanzetti case, toxicology in the investigation into Marilyn Monroe's suicide, DNA "fingerprinting" in the O.J. Simpson case and anthropological techniques in an examination of the deaths of Russia's last czar and his family. Some technical material, like how a bullet's entry hole might be smaller than the bullet making the hole, is glossed over, but there's enough here to satisfy most inquisitive readers. 65 b&w illustrations. (Dec.) White Nickell (Detecting Forgery, Univ. of Kentucky, 1996) and Fischer, both nationally recognized forensic scientists, have collaborated on step-by-step descriptions of crime-scene investigation. Each chapter focuses on a specific technique (e.g., handwriting analysis, fingerprinting, autopsies, DNA profiling), and famous cases are used to illustrate how the particular technique helped solve the crime. The authors define investigative terminology in lay reader's language and clear up misused terms. Ballistics, for example, a term often associated with bullets and shell cases on popular TV shows, is actually the science of projectiles; one versed in this field is both a physicist and a mathematician. Academic libraries with strong criminology collections should consider purchase. Michael Sawyer, Northwestern Regional Lib., Elkin, NC Fox

Practically brand new - read once. Infamous cases are examined with the latest techniques of forensic science. From the Lindburgh kidnapping to the OJ Simpson trial, dozens of cases are used to explain various forensic tools - from fingerprint to fibers to firearms. If you're a CSI buff, this is an excellent book to learn the science behind the shows. Great research tool as well.

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