Saumitra Basu

The History of Forensic Science in India (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the interaction between science-society and the development of forensic science and analyses the historical roots of crime detection in colonial India.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000411195
• Artikelnr.: 62338139

Autorenporträt

Saumitra Basu is an independent researcher in the field of history of science and history of medicine, and currently a guest faculty in the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata. He is the recipient of different national and international fellowships, including Visiting Fellowship at the Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
1. Concept of Visha
Crime and Punishment in Ancient India
2. Crime and Crime Detection in the Western World
3. Beginning of Scientific Measures for Criminal Identification in British India
4. Development of Forensic Institutions in colonial India
5. Forensic Science in India with special reference to origin of Fingerprints
6. Conclusion.