A Guide to the Science Behind Crime Investigation.
New advances in technology combined with soaring crime rates have made forensic science an increasingly important factor in crime detection. In this comprehensive study, Brian Lane looks at the different techniques of forensic science and demonstrates how they are used by means of real-life case studies.
Methods discussed include:
- How DNA profiling is revolutionising crime detection
- "Personality profiling" and its success in tracking down serial killers
- Genetic fingerprinting and whether it can provide conclusive proof of identity
- The developments in forensic ballistics which enables a bullet to be matched to the gun from which it was fired
- How evidence is taken from the scene of a crime
Fully revised and updated to include the latest advances, this is an accessible guide to forensic science for all readers.
