Science and the detective : selected reading in forensic science / / Brian H. Kaye

• Autore: Kaye Brian H (Brian Howard), <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Weinheim ; ; New York, : VCH, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.25
• Soggetto topico: Forensic sciences; Criminal investigation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Science and the Detective; Table of Contents; Wordfinder; Chapter 1: Science and the Fight Against Crime; 1.1 What is Forensic Science?; 1.2 Misuse of Forensic Science; 1.3 No Solicitors Please!; 1.4 Expert Witnesses and Unique Evidence?; Chapter 2: Fingerprints; 2.1 The History of Fingerprinting; 2.2 Developing Latent Fingerprints; 2.3 Storing and Using Fingerprint Images; Chapter 3: Footprints and Other Vestiges; 3.1 Footprints, the Downfall of Idol Priests!; 3.2 Recording and Developing Footprints at the Scene of the Crime; 3.3 Tiresome Evidence; 3.4 First and Last Impressions ; Chapter 4: Fragmentary Evidence and Tell-Tale Dust4.1 Locard's Principle; 4.2 Pigmented and Refractive Fragments; 4.3 Tell-Tale Dust; 4.4 Hairs and Fibers; 4.5 Who Killed Napoleon?; 4.6 Fragmentary Evidence and the Saga of the Great Fiddle; 4.7 Fragmentary Evidence Points to Modern Fabrication of Supposedly Antique Documents; Chapter 5: Bullets, Bombs and Body Armor; 5.1 Gunshot Residues; 5.2 Has the Suspect Handled Explosives Recently?; 5.3 What Can Vallistics Tell Us?; 5.4 Body Armor; Chapter 6: Electronic Ears and Eyes; 6.1 Is That You Charlie?; 6.2 Should We eat More Carrots? ; 6.3 Speed Reading6.4 What About Those Watching Electronic Eyes?; Chapter 7: Bloodhounds Real and Synthetic; 7.1 Dogged Detective Work; 7.2 Why do Onions Make You cry?; 7.3 Dog Detective Performances; 7.4 Red Herrings and Work Fatigue; 7.5 K.9 Synthetic Bloodhounds; 7.6 Olfactronic Signatures of Individuals, Locations and Compounds; Chapter 8: Drunken Drivers, Drugged Individuals and Distracted Horses; 8.1 Alcohol Abuse; 8.2 Testing for Alcohol; 8.3 Detecting and Analyzing Drugs; 8.4 Tell-Tale Vestiges of Drug Usage in Hair; 8.5 Were the Witches of Salem High on LSD? ; 8.6 Drugs and Athletic Performance8.7 Drugs and Distracted Horses; Chapter 9: Poisoned Arrows and Dangerous Bulgarian Brollies; 9.1 Poisoned Points; 9.2 Omelettes, Flypapers and Weed Killers - A Look at how Arsenic has Been Used in the Commission of Crime; 9.3 Bitter Almonds and Sudden Death; 9.4 Curiosity (and a Poisonous House Plant) Killed the cat!; 9.5 Was Van Gogh a Victim of Plant Poisoning?; 9.6 Lethal Hamburgers and a new Wrinkle on Botulism; 9.7 Seafood Zombies; 9.8 Deadly Mushrooms and Killers from the Crypt; 9.9 Crazy Cats and Mad Hatters; 9.10 Poisonous Plates and Sweet Wine ; 9.11 The Synergistic Killers9.12 Frye the Witness; Chapter 10: Forgery and Fraud; 10.1 Are You Sincere?; 10.2 Paper, the Forger's Nemesis?; 10.3 Ink and Toner; 10.4 Counterfeit Currency and Checks; 10.5 False Stamps and Postal Fraud; 10.6 Jurassic Adventure in the Land of Fraudulent Archaeological Specimens; 10.7 Artistic Frauds; 10.8 Fraud in the Marketplace; 10.9 Checking up on Suspicious Signatures and Documents; 10.10 Fraud in Science; Chapter 11: Bodies, Bones and Blood; 1 1. 1 Talkative Bodies; 11.2 What Bones can Tell Us; 11.3 "Your Brother's Blood is Crying out to Me from the Ground" ; Chapter 12: Alphabet Soup and Genetic Fingerprinting
• Sommario/riassunto: Who killed Napoleon?Were the witches of Salem high on LSD?What do maggots on a body tell us about the time of death?In his unique, engaging style, Brian Kaye tells the story of some spectacular cases in which forensic evidence played a key role. You'll also read about the fascinating ways in which scientific evidence can be used to establish guilt or innocence in today's courtroom. The use of voice analysis, methods for developing fingerprints and for uncovering art forgeries, and the examination of bullet wounds are just a few topics considered. In a special section on fraud,
• Titolo autorizzato: Science and the detective
• ISBN: 9786611758707; 9781281758705; 1281758701; 9783527615551; 3527615555; 9783527615544; 3527615547
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019246403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II