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FORENSIC SCIENCE - AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC CRIME DETECTION. 2D ED.

NCJ Number
29953
Author(s)
H J WALLS
Date Published
1974
Length
271 pages
Annotation
ASSUMING NO SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF THE READER, THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE PROCESSES INVOLVED AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN PRODUCING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE TOOL MARKS; GLASS, PAINT, AND SOIL ANALYSIS; OTHER PROPERTY-OFFENSE EVIDENCE; CHEMICAL AIDS; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY AND DRUG IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD AND BODY FLUID ANALYSIS; ARSON INVESTIGATION; MICROSCOPY; HAIR AND FIBER ANALYSIS; QUESTIONED DOCUMENT ANALYSIS; AND PHOTOGRAPHY.