Crime
By: Janice Parker.
Series: Science Q/A
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781605960685; 9781605960692
Subjects: Crime scene searches -- Juvenile literature; Forensic sciences -- Juvenile literature; Criminal investigation -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is crime?; title: What is a crime scene?; title: How do police know which gun was used in a crime?; title: How do scientists know the cause of death?; title: How do scientists determine the time of death?; title: How do investigators identify forgeries and counterfeits?; title: What can scientists tell from a piece of writing?; title: How do cloth fibers help police investigate crime?; title: How do police use photography to investigate crimes?; title: How does dirt help solve crimes?; title: How can police tell whether a suspect is lying?; title: How do fingerprints help solve crimes?; title: What is genetic fingerprinting?; title: How do police identify a victim from bones or teeth?; title: How do artists help police investigations?; title: What do profilers do?; title: What are voiceprints?; title: What are blood types?; title: How do burglar alarms work?; title: How do computers help solve crimes?; title: Crime careers; title: Young scientists at work; title: Take a science survey; title: Fast facts.