Forensic science : (Record no. 2694)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2006001748
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International Standard Book Number 0816057516 (alk. paper)
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Classification number 363.25
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Personal name Yount, Lisa.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Forensic science :
Remainder of title from fibers to fingerprints /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lisa Yount.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Chelsea House,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2007.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 206 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Milestones in discovery and invention
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General note CONTENTS<br/>Preface xii<br/>Acknowledgments xvi<br/>Introduction xvii<br/><br/>Chapter 1. Deadly Powder: Mathieu Orfila, James Marsh, and Detection of Poisons 1<br/>Founding a Science 2<br/>A Sensitive Test 4<br/>Pretty Poisoner 6<br/>Connections: Was Napoleon Poisoned? 9<br/>A Legacy of Students 11<br/>Modern Poison Detection 12 <br/>Chronology 14 <br/>Further Reading 16 <br/><br/>Chapter 2. Arches, Loops, and Whorls: Francis Galton, Edward Henry, <br/>and Fingerprinting 18<br/>Wordless Signatures 18 <br/>Mark of a Thief 20 <br/>A Society of Strangers 21 <br/>Measuring Criminals 23 <br/>Other Scientists: Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) 25 <br/>Scientific Study 27 <br/>Social Impact: Eugenics 30 <br/>A Better System 32<br/>Fingerprinting Takes over 33 <br/>Issues: How Reliable Are Fingerprints? 36 <br/>Fingerprinting Today 37 <br/>Chronology 39 <br/>Further Reading 43 <br/><br/>Chapter 3. The Language of Blood: Karl Landsteiner and Blood Types 48 <br/>A Risky Procedure 48 <br/>Clues to a Puzzle 49 <br/>Four Types of Blood 50 <br/>Connections: Blood Transfusions in World War II 54 <br/>Testing Blood to Solve Crimes 56 <br/>A Delayed Reward 58 <br/>"Blood Fingerprints" 58 <br/>Spatter Tells a Story 59 <br/>Chronology 62 <br/>Further Reading 65 <br/><br/>Chapter 4. Every Contact Leaves a Trace: Alexandre Lacassagne, Edmond Locard, and Forensic Science Laboratories 68 <br/>A Careful Investigator 68 <br/>Other Scientists: Hans Gross (1847-1915) 70 <br/>Two Famous Cases 72 <br/>The First Forensic Science Laboratory 74 <br/>Connections: Modern Forensic Science Laboratories 76 <br/>Telltale Dust 77 <br/>Parallels: Sherlock Holmes, Fictional Forensic Scientist 79 <br/>Clues to Identity 81 <br/>The Exchange Principle 81 <br/>Secrets in Trace Evidence 82 <br/>Chronology 84 <br/>Further Reading 86<br/><br/>Chapter 5. The Name on the Bullet: Calvin Goddard and Firearms Identification 88 <br/>From Medicine to Murder 88 <br/>An Unjust Conviction 89 <br/>Setting up a New Science 90 <br/>A Disputed Verdict 92 <br/>Parallels: Tracking a Shootout 94 <br/>Death on Valentine's Day 96 <br/>Return to the Army 97 <br/>Trends: Murders by Firearms 99 <br/>Forensic Ballistics Today 100 <br/>Chronology 102 <br/>Further Reading 106 <br/>Chapter 6. Liar, Liar: Leonarde Keeler and the Polygraph 108 <br/>The First Lie Detectors 108 <br/>Connections: Wonder Woman and Her Magic Lasso 110 <br/>The Frye Decision 112 <br/>Keeler Improves the Polygraph 112 <br/>Popularizing the Lie Detector 113 <br/>The Polygraph Test 114 <br/>True or False? 116 <br/>I Was There: The "Unbeatable" Machine 119 <br/>Polygraph Evidence in Court 121 <br/>Issues: Screening for Spies 122 <br/>Other Ways to Spot Lying 124 <br/>Chronology 125 <br/>Further Reading 127 <br/><br/>Chapter 7. Voiceprints: Lawrence Kersta and Voice Identification 130 <br/>Visual Speech 130 <br/>The Sound Spectrograph 131 <br/>Spoken "Fingerprints" 132 <br/>Unique Voices 133 <br/>Connections: Computer Voice Recognition 135 <br/>Voiceprints in Court 137 <br/>"Garbage in, Garbage out" 137 <br/>Analyzing Spectrograms 139<br/>How Accurate Is Voice Identification? 139 <br/>Chronology 141 <br/>Further Reading 142 <br/><br/>Chapter 8. Bone Biographies: Clyde Snow and Forensic Anthropology 145 <br/>Sampling Careers 146 <br/>The Stories Bones Tell 147 <br/>Solving Problems: Measuring Bones 150 <br/>The Flight 191 Disaster 152 <br/>Putting a Face on Murder 153 <br/>Identifying the "Angel of Death" 154 <br/>The Disappeared 156 <br/>I Was There: The Students' First Body 159 <br/>Seeking Justice 161 <br/>Mass Graves around the World 161 <br/>Chronology 164 <br/>Further Reading 167 <br/><br/>Chapter 9. The Body Farm: William Bass and Determining Time of Death 170 <br/>Hooked on Bones 171 <br/>Ants Solve a Mystery 172 <br/>Inspiration from a Dead Cow 173 <br/>Bodies in a Barn 174 <br/>A Spectacular Mistake 174 <br/>Founding the "Body Farm" 176 <br/>Parades of Insects 177 <br/>A Best Seller Brings Fame 179 <br/>Solving Problems: Research for a Mystery Writer 181 <br/>A Kind of Immortality 183 <br/>Chronology 185 <br/>Further Reading 188 <br/><br/>Chapter 10. The Ultimate Identifier: Alec Jeffreys and DNA Profiling 190 <br/>Presents Spark a Career 191 <br/>A "Eureka!" Moment 192 <br/>Reuniting a Family 193 <br/>Freeing an Innocent Man 194 <br/>Connections: The Innocence Project 196 <br/>Dragnet of Blood 198 <br/>Improving the Test 199 <br/>Other Scientists: Mary-Claire King (1946- ) 201 <br/>DNA Databases 203 <br/>Social Impact: Boon to Detectives or Threat to Privacy? 204 <br/>The Jewel in the Crown 205 <br/>Chronology 206<br/>Further Reading 210 <br/><br/>APPENDIXES<br/>Chronology of Forensic Sciences 213 <br/>Glossary 218 <br/>Further Resources 232 <br/>Index
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction -- Deadly powder : Mathieu Orfila, James Marsh, and detection of poisons -- Arches, loops, and whorls : Francis Galton, Edward Henry, and fingerprinting -- The language of blood : Karl Landsteiner and blood types -- Every contact leaves a trace : Alexandre Lacassagne, Edmond Locard, and forensic science laboratories -- The name on the bullet : Calvin Goddard and firearms identification -- Liar, liar : Leonarde Keeler and the polygraph -- Voiceprints : Lawrence Kersta and voice identification -- Bone biographies : Clyde Snow and forensic anthropology -- The body farm : William Bass and determining time of death -- The ultimate identifier : Alec Jeffreys and DNA profiling.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Forensic sciences
General subdivision History
Form subdivision Juvenile literature.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Forensic scientists
Form subdivision Juvenile literature.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Criminal investigation
General subdivision History
Form subdivision Juvenile literature.
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