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Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Forensics for Kids provides the complete history of forensic science, giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the crime-solving advancements that led to modern forensics. Author Melissa Ross reveals fascinating stories, famous cases, pioneers who led the way, and what forensics might look like in the future.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Horatio Caine heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, the investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves, the victims.
46) The real CSI
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Evidence collected at crime scenes -- everything from fingerprints to bite marks -- is routinely called upon in the courtroom to prosecute the most difficult crimes and put the accused behind bars. And though glamorized on commercial television, in the real world it's not so cut-and-dried. FRONTLINE investigates the serious flaws in some of the best-known tools of forensic science.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An explosion propels a bullet from a firearm, a life is taken, and a gun crime has been committed. This book uses true life crime stories from early cases like the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to more recent war crimes in Croatia to engage readers while educating them on forensic firearm analysis, which includes identifying basic types of firearms and bullets, matching bullet toolmarks to a specific gun, and gathering crime scene evidence. This book...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows a Miami forensics unit as they work crimes amid the steamy, tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Led by Horatio Caine, his elite team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual criminalist with a specialty in ballistics; Tim Speedle, a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well-connected on the street; Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways; and Alexx Woods, the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Introduce students to the real-life science behind their favorite fictional detectives. Dramatic true crime stories solved using trace evidence inspire readers to learn about the exciting field of forensic science. Vibrant images and engrossing narratives support a detailed examination of how biology, chemistry, hard work, and attention to detail can turn the smallest trace into evidence against criminals. This book includes compelling sidebars for...
Author
Series
Club CSI volume 2
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When money for a class trip to Washington, D.C., disappears from Mrs. Ramirez's room at Woodlands Junior High, Corey becomes the prime suspect, but the students in Club CSI are convinced that he is innocent.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.
Author
Series
Club CSI volume 3
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Club CSI members Hannah, Ben, and Corey combine what they have learned in their forensic science class with investigative skills to find Hannah's missing dog.
54) The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[1996], c1996
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of forensic anthropology and its applications in solving crimes.
56) Blood evidence
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Club CSI volume 1
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
With yesterday's meatless meatloaf probably responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning at the Woodlands Junior High cafeteria, everyone blames the new science teacher, but the students in Club CSI are convinced that their teacher is innocent.