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Author Lyle, Douglas, author

Title Forensics For Dummies, 2nd Edition / Lyle, Douglas
Edition 2nd edition
Published For Dummies, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (400 pages)
Summary Forensics For Dummies (9781119608967) was previously published as Forensics For Dummies (9781119181651). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Understand the real-life science behind crime scene investigation Forensics For Dummies takes you inside the world of crime scene investigation to give you the low down on this exciting field. Written by a doctor and former Law & Order consultant, this guide will have you solving crimes along with your favorite TV shows in no time. From fingerprints and fibers to blood and ballistics, you'll walk through the processes that yield significant information from the smallest clues. You'll learn how Hollywood gets it wrong, and how real-world forensics experts work every day in fields as diverse as biology, psychology, anthropology, medicine, information technology, and more. If you're interested in a forensics career, you'll find out how to break in-and the education you'll need to do the type of forensics work that interests you the most. Written for the true forensics fan, this book doesn't shy away from the details; you'll learn what goes on at the morgue as you determine cause of death, and you'll climb into the mind of a killer as you learn how forensic psychologists narrow down the suspect list. Crime shows are entertaining, but the reality is that most forensics cases aren't wrapped up in an hour. This book shows you how it's really done, and the amazing technology and brilliant people that do it every day. Learn who does what, when they do it, and how it's done Discover the many fields involved in crime scene investigation Understand what really happens inside a forensics lab Examine famous forensics cases more intriguing than any TV show Forensic scientists work in a variety of environments and in many different capacities. If you think television makes it look interesting, just wait until you learn what it's really like! Forensics For Dummies takes you on a tour of the real-world science behind solving the case
Notes Copyright © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons 2019
Issuing Body Made available through: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
Notes Online resource; Title from title page (viewed June 12, 2019)
Subject Forensic sciences -- Popular works
Medical jurisprudence -- Popular works
Forensic sciences.
Forensic Sciences
forensic science.
Forensic sciences.
Medical jurisprudence.
Genre/Form Informational works.
Popular works.
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
Form Electronic book
Author Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
ISBN 1119608961
9781119608967