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What is forensic science and how is it used to solve a crime? How do you know if a red stain is blood or ketchup, or whose blood it is? Can computers really recognize your face in a crowd? How do scientists decide how old bones are, and trace who they once belonged to? Explore the fascinating, and sometimes gory, world of forensics, where science helps crack the case. Learn why it is important to secure a crime scene, why fingerprints are critical...
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Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Or how about the runaway criminal who got stuck in a drainpipe? Based on the successful "Stupid Criminals Busted!" column in National Geographic Kids magazine, this book is the newest extension of the blockbuster National...
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"A terrible crime has occurred. At first glance, it looks like nothing was left behind. But when bloodstain analysts arrive, they find tiny drops of blood invisible to the naked eye. Find out about the techniques and tools bloodstain analysts use to help bring even the toughest cases to a close." -- Amazon.com.
10) Blood evidence
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Describes how blood analysis is used to solve crimes, including the tests performed by lab technicians on samples to determine blood type and other characteristics, and finding, saving and interpreting blood evidence.
11) Ballistics
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Describes the science of ballistics, including the types of weapons and ammunition used in crimes, clues guns and bullets leave behind, techniques used by ballistics experts, and how ballistics evidence is used to solve crimes.
14) CSI at work
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"Explores the different steps of crime investigation and the multiple methods crime scene investigators use when collecting evidence and solving murders. Includes real case files and case studies"--Provided by publisher.
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In this book you'll have a chance to test your own crime-solving talent with some challenging hands-on forensics activities. Young readers are introduced to forensic science in a format that is easy to read and use. Contains kid-tested cool projects that will have children investigating and loving it.