Provides answers to questions about the science behind crime investigation and includes information about crime-fighting careers, and a related experiment.
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ISBN: 9781489606846
Physical Description:48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)print
Publisher:New York : Weigl Publishers, c2015.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: What is crime? -- What is a crime scene? -- How do police know which gun was used in a crime? -- How do scientists know the cause of death? -- How do scientists determine the time of death? -- How do investigators identify forgeries and counterfeits? -- What can scientists tell from a piece of writing? -- How do cloth fibers help police investigate crime? -- How do police use photography to investigate crimes? -- How does dirt help solve crimes? -- How can police tell whether a suspect is lying? -- How do fingerprints help solve crimes? -- What is genetic fingerprinting? -- How do police identify a victim from bones or teeth? -- How do artists help police investigations? -- What do profilers do? -- What are voiceprints? -- What are blood types? -- How do burglar alarms work? -- How do computers help solve crimes? -- Crime careers -- Young scientists at work -- Take a science survey -- Fast facts.