Explosives And Arson Investigation (Forensics: the Science of Crime-Solving) |  | Author: Jean Ford
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Buy New: $22.95
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Sales Rank: 346717
Media: Library Binding
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 112
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1422200345
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.25964
EAN: 9781422200346
ASIN: 1422200345
Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Product Description
An uncanny calm settles upon the scene. The blaze is out. A soggy, sooty mess remains. Most of us wouldn't have a clue where to begin, yet fire and explosion investigators know precisely where and how to dig in. Other books in this series show that documents, fingerprints, a stray hair, fibers, bullets, tool marks, blood spatter, DNA, cigarette butts, insects, or even a simple candy wrapper can provide clinching proof in many legal cases - but fire and bombs destroy these bits of evidence. What clues can forensic scientists possibly glean from rubble and ash? Using real-life stories as examples, "Forensic Science: Explosion and Arson Investigation" explores the world of fire- and bomb-scene investigation by walking the reader through each step of the investigative process. From first-on-the-scene priorities to collecting and documenting evidence to lab analysis and its procedures, then finally to assessing motive, this book reveals basic fire characteristics, what investigators look for, how they process what they find, the meaning of specific clues, and common motives-all while highlighting various forensic careers.
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