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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm).
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English
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Learn about the history of forensic science and the many ways scientists use to solve crimes, from fingerprinting to DNA samples.
6) Forensics
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64 pages : illustrations (color) ; 19 cm.
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English
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"Every crime scene is laced with traces left behind by the people doing wrong. Bagged, tagged, and analyzed, these traces help investigators figure out how a crime unfolded. From protective clothing and ballistics to autopsy and fire investigator, Basher introduces the key players at the crime scene, back in the lab, or out in the field. Look inside to get the lowdown on their crime-solving skills!"--
7) Crime
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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Provides answers to questions about the science behind crime investigation and includes information about crime-fighting careers, and a related experiment.
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Unsolved case files volume no. 001
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94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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"A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance."--
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Unsolved case files volume no. 002
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103 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK. June 12, 1962. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly impossible: escaped from the notorious island prison. This...
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184 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"Critically acclaimed author, HP Newquist, writes about the history of forensic science for young readers. The book also includes classroom activities and full-color photos "--
Learn about the history of forensic science, how to collect and analyze evidence, and get one step closer to being a world-class, crime-solving detective! From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of Chocolate, The Human Body, and From Here to There, comes an all new...
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