02812nam 2200697 450 991081573020332120230803220617.01-61451-316-310.1515/9781614513162(CKB)2550000001169815(EBL)1209337(SSID)ssj0001125259(PQKBManifestationID)11665937(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001125259(PQKBWorkID)11129376(PQKB)10230379(MiAaPQ)EBC1209337(DE-B1597)207667(OCoLC)900720381(OCoLC)921283135(DE-B1597)9781614513162(Au-PeEL)EBL1209337(CaPaEBR)ebr10819992(CaONFJC)MIL551800(OCoLC)884544446(EXLCZ)99255000000116981520140107h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSigns of crime introducing forensic semiotics /Marcel DanesiBoston :De Gruyter Mouton,[2014]©20141 online resource (190 p.)Mouton TextbookDescription based upon print version of record.1-61451-552-2 1-306-20549-2 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Forensics and Semiotics -- Chapter 2. Signs of Deception -- Chapter 3. Signs of Identity -- Chapter 4. The Language of Crime -- Chapter 5. The Criminal Mind -- Chapter 6. Symbols and Rituals of Crime -- Chapter 7. Criminality and Its Representations -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- IndexThis book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It will present semiotic notions, methods, and techniques that can be applied to forensic science, such as the role of ritual and slang in criminal gangs.Mouton TextbookCrime in popular cultureCrimeForensic sciencesForensics.Semiotics.Crime in popular culture.Crime.Forensic sciences.363.25Danesi Marcel1946-166452MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815730203321Signs of crime3959216UNINA