NCJ Number
10953
Date Published
1971
Length
252 pages
Annotation
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT METHODS UTILIZED IN SEVERAL AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE-THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS, FINGERPRINTING, FORENSIC MEDICINE, TRACE EVIDENCE INVESTIGATION, MICROSCOPY, PHOTOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, AND BALLISTICS. SEVERAL FAMOUS CASES IN WHICH SCIENTIFIC CRIMINOLOGY WAS IMPORTANT ARE RELATED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.