Crime fighting
By: Nathaniel Harris
Series: The impact of science and technology; Impact of science and technology
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780749692209
Subjects: Crime prevention; Juvenile literature; Forensic sciences; Criminal investigation; Technological innovations
Description: Explores the ways in which technology has transformed criminal investigation techniques and the positive and negative social impacts. Examines fingerprintes and ballistics, CCTV and surveillance, the user of tasers, forensic sciences, and future possibilities such as identity cards, databases, and bomb-seeking bees. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Table of contents: title: Science and crime; title: The computer age; title: Watching and listening; title: Global threats; title: Questions of identity; title: In the line of duty; title: The future of crime fighting.