Science Fact Files: Criminal Investigation (Science Fact Files) - Hardcover

Woodford, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075023184X ISBN 13: 9780750231848

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, 2001

Synopsis

This book is packed with stunning colour photographs and diagrams. Together with a detailed and expertly written text, it provides an accurate, comprehensive account of the topic of Criminal Investigation for key stage 3 students. Main text is supported by a series of fact files which provide information at a glance: history file, future file, test and fact files. In a logical sequence, taking the reader from crime scene to courtroom, this book explores: fingerprinting/DNA fingerprinting; electrostatic document analysis; polygraph lie detection tests; bullet trajectory analysis; pathology; and reconstruction techniques.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Woodford has written and contributed to more than a dozen popular science and technology books. He graduated in psychology at Cambridge University where he now studies face recognition and its role in criminal investigation.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8-These two volumes present general information in an attractively designed and sensibly organized format. Beatty offers brief introductions to such topics as cells and chromosomes, how genes are passed on, biotechnology, and genetic engineering. Mention is made of important figures in the field, such as Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, James Watson, and Francis Crick, and of milestones, such as the completion of the Human Gene Map in 2000. A double-page diagram of chromosome and DNA structure is also included. Woodford offers overviews of the many phases and procedures of crime-scene investigations, collecting physical evidence, forensic science, and pathology. A full-page diagram of the original 16-point fingerprint system developed in Great Britain is shown. Both books highlight state-of-the-art equipment and testing techniques, and sidebars offer details about a particular technology or an important person or development in the field. Color photographs and diagrams appear throughout. The texts are never particularly engaging, but are always clear and straightforward.
Edward Sullivan, White Pine School, TN
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 075023184X
• ISBN 13: 9780750231848
• Binding: Hardcover