Suzanne Bell

Crime and Circumstance (eBook, PDF)

Investigating the History of Forensic Science

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Today, there is more interest in forensic science than ever before. Crime and Circumstance weaves an intriguing tale of how an obscure corner of medicine dating back to ancient times matured into modern forensic science. The author explores the scientific and social threads that created forensic science and continue to drive its evolution in an entertaining narrative that introduces readers to intriguing cases and personalities across history, countries, and cultures and helps readers translate what they encounter in popular media into the reality of forensic science and laboratory investigation.

Through historical and contemporary examples, Bell illustrates how cutting-edge research migrates to forensic laboratories, a transfer that is more indirect than people might expect. Although science and the judicial system both pursue truth, the interface between them is anything but seamless. This unique historical approach focuses on personalities from scientific law enforcement and emphasizes the myriad discoveries made over the years. Through these stories, the reader is introduced to the underlying science in an interesting, lively, and accessible way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313353871
• Artikelnr.: 37816530

Autorenporträt

SUZANNE BELL is a forensic chemist at West Virginia University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Diplomate/Technical Specialist certified by the American Board of Criminalistics. She serves on the international Scientific Working Group for Seized Drug Analysis. She has published widely in academic journals including the Journal of Forensic Science, Journal of Analytical Toxicology, and Analytical Chemistry. She is the author of the textbook Forensic Chemistry and the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Sexy Science?
Chapter 2. The Scene of the Catastrophe Chapter 3. Uniquely Human Chapter
4. Settlements and Civilization; Justice and Death Chapter 5: The Emerging
Rules of the Game Chapter 6: Science and Biology; Alchemy, and Chemistry
Chapter 7: One Elements Story Chapter 8: A Visit from God Chapter 9: Death
Investigation and Forensic Toxicology Chapter 10: Forensic Chemistry: The
Color of Evidence Chapter 11: The Eye of the Beholder Chapter 12: Gunpowder
and DuPont; Dyes and Polymers Chapter 13: Microscopy and Trace Evidence
Chapter 14: Patterns I: Firearms and Toolmarks Chapter 15: Patterns II:
Measuring and Mis-measuring Man Chapter 16: Blood: Forensic Biology Arrives
Chapter 17: DNA: The Genetic in Genetic Markers Chapter 18: Admissibility
and the Trilogy Chapter 19: Profession and Personalities Chapter 20:
Professional Immaturity Chapter 21: Let us Return to the Scene of the Crime
Notes Bibliography Index