A brief history of forensic investigation and an in-depth look at the tools of the trade as well as what it feels like to investigate a crime scene.

Presents an overview of forensic science and crime scene investigation, featuring projects in the areas of documenting a crime scene, identifying fingerprints, analyzing blood spatter, and extracting DNA.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how postmortem examinations can reveal evidence that leads to crimes and other mysteries being solved, describes how the human body records details of a crime through cuts, wounds, bruises, fingerprints, and blood.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how criminal investigators and forensic scientists find and interpret trace amounts of evidence.

Provides an overview of entomology and palynology with common uses related to forensics, and includes examples, case studies, and brief histories of these fields.

Introduces DNA fingerprinting and its role in forensic sciences, examiens the processes and tools used for gathering and analyzing DNA evidence, and discusses the requirements and education needed for a career as a forensic biologist.

"Science experiments for children that help them learn to solve problems"--

What is forensic science and how is it used to solve a crime? How do you know if a red stain is blood or ketchup, or whose blood it is? Can computers really recognize your face in a crowd? How do scientists decide how old bones are, and trace who they once belonged to? Explore the fascinating, and sometimes gory, world of forensics, where science helps crack the case. Learn why it is important to secure a crime scene, why fingerprints are critical...

"HP Newquist, writes about the history of forensic science for young readers. The book also includes classroom activities and full-color photos "--