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Second Edition
Documentaries centering around detective work and the science of criminal
investigation are popular these days but how in-depth can they get in 30 to 60 minutes?
CRIME LAB: A Guide for Nonscientists takes you behind the scenes,
describing each step of the analysis of evidence gathered at crime scenes, explaining in easy-to-understand concepts exactly what’s happening along the way. Complex instruments such as the GC/MS and techniques such as DNA amplification are thoughtfully described with colorful illustrations and photographs. The second edition contains SEVENTY new illustrations covering a broad range of crime lab procedures and equipment.
Completely updated sections on DNA typing!
DNA?— Drugs?— Firearms?— O.J.?—Take an illustrated tour through the inner workings of a crime lab following crucial evidence gathered at a brutal homicide. Each step of the forensic analysis is explained in easily understood terms by an experienced forensic scientist.
John Houde, B.S., D.A.B.C. is a board certified, twenty-plus year veteran criminalist and the author of over twenty articles on the subject of forensic
science. His articles have appeared in such publications as The California Narcotic Officer and theJournal of Forensic Sciences. He is in his twelfth
year as publisher of the CACNews, the official journal of the California Association of Criminalists, representing over 700 criminalists worldwide. John
has spent much of his career educating juries, investigators and attorneys in various topics of forensic science. His specialty areas include the analysis of
narcotics, trace and fire debris evidence.
©2006 224 pp, 8.5 x 11 in., Smyth-sewn hardcover, $39.95 US, Index, Biblio., ISBN: 0965828642
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