Forensic science; the preparation of scientific evidence to be presented in court is an increasingly valuable aspect of the investigation of crime. Although rare commentaries on the subject date back many centuries, it is only over the last 200 years that a systematic approach has been made an approach that has accelerated rapidly in the past half-century. The detection and analysis of poisons was the first forensic technique to be developed in a...

"Book introduces the reader to Forensic Science"--

Explains how pathologists use their knowledge of the human body to help solve mysteries.

Describes the work of a computer forensic scientist, who are investigators who locate and analyze data that can lead to the arrest of cybercriminals, such as those who plant malicious code and steal personal information.

"Presents several science experiments using detective skills, such as observation, code breaking, and interpreting eyewitness evidence. Includes science project ideas and crimes to solve"--Provided by publisher.

Describes what forensic science is and how it can be used to help solve crimes

Describes the many different methods used to solves crimes including skeletal and facial reconstruction, botanical or geological information, voiceprints, and hypnosis.

Describes clues bodies leave behind about the cause of death, procedures for autopsies, and ways medical examiners form an opinion about how a death has occurred.

Describes the wide variety of human remains, the use and abuse of them, what they reveal about life in the past, and contemporary attitudes toward the dead.

Examines some of the techniques forensic scientists use to gather evidence used in trials.