Science Beats Crime (Cool Science)
Introduces forensic science, including fingerprint technology, DNA, and ballistics, describes how criminal investigators use these techniques to solve crimes, and explores the future of the field.
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This title in the Cool Science series takes the reliably attractive angle of forensics to teach readers about practically applied science. After positing an imaginary murder, it lays a claim that would make a Law & Order voiceover proud: “forensic evidence never lies and never gets confused. It can be the surest way to catch a criminal.” Perritano briefly traces the history of forensic science (readers might be astonished to learn that the first crime lab was inspired by Sherlock Holmes’ endeavors), discusses different subspecialities, such as toxicology and forensic anthropology, and then gets into the good stuff—fingerprinting, DNA profiling, ballistics, splatter patterns, even a gross-out spread of how studying maggots can determine time of death. Interspersed throughout are real-life case studies, ranging from Anastasia Romanov to Lindy Chamberlain (of “the dingo’s got my baby” fame) to Lacy Peterson. This solid, amply illustrated, and easy-reading introduction to forensic science ends with a look at the future of the field, and back matter includes a glossary and additional resources. Grades 5-8. --Ian Chipman
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- PublisherCavendish Square
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 160870078X
- ISBN 13 9781608700783
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages48
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