Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Edition): United States Edition - Rilegato

Saferstein, Richard

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0132216558 ISBN 13: 9780132216555

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2006

Riassunto

This best-selling text, written for the non-scientist, is appropriate for a wide variety of students, including criminal justice, law enforcement, law, and more!

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 11e,strives to make the technology of the modern crime laboratory clear and comprehensible to the non-scientist. The nature of physical evidence is defined, and the limitations that technology and current knowledge impose on its individualization and characterization are examined. By combining case stories with applicable technology, Criminalistics endeavors to capture the pulse and fervor of forensic science investigations. A major portion of the text centers on discussions of the common items of physical evidence encountered at crime scenes. These chapters include descriptions of forensic analysis, as well as updated techniques for the proper collection and preservation of evidence at crime scenes. Particular attention is paid to the meaning and role of probability in interpreting the evidential significance of scientifically evaluated evidence.

Teaching and Learning

Written by a well-known authority in forensic science, this text introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science. It provides:

• Clear and comprehensible writing for the non-scientific student:Makes text appropriate for a wide variety of students, including criminal justice, law enforcement, and more
• Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of forensics and its role in criminal investigation:Captures the pulse and intensity of forensic science investigations and the attention of the busiest student
• Outstanding pedagogical features: Supports both teaching and learning

MyCJLab: This text is packaged with MyCJLab!

• MyCJLab—a valuable media teaching and learning tool that includes videos, simulations, activities, assessments, and course management solutions
• Introduces students to the scope and depth of the major fields in criminal justice and includes the latest research findings and current events shaping the field
• Encourages active participation through critical thinking features and learning tools

Other Product Info

Crimninalistics 11e + MyCJLab with eText: 0133458814 - Available June 2014

Criminalistcs 11e Stand Alone text ISBN: 0133458822

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Recensione:

“Dr. Richard Saferstein's Criminalistics continues to be the gold standard of forensic science textbooks. He is simply unrivaled in his skill at making the crime lab exciting and accessible to all readers, ranging from forensic scientists and pathologists, to attorneys and judges, to law enforcement, to students and enthusiasts of all ages. I have, since the beginning of my career, relied upon various editions of Criminalistics, its accuracy, integrity and detail never failing me.

This compelling, latest updated edition of Criminalistics should be in every library and classroom, especially now in this era of proliferating forensic scientific advancements that make the impossible possible and mistakes unpardonable.” – Patricia Cornwell

 

Patricia Cornwell's recent bestsellers include Predator, Trace and Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed. Her brand-new thriller At Risk will be published by Putnam in May 2006. Patricia Cornwell is Director of Applied Forensic Science at the National Forensic Academy. Visit her website at www.patriciacornwell.com

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Criminalistics aims at making the subject of forensic science comprehensible to a wide variety of readers who are planning on being aligned with the forensic science profession.  Written by a very well-known authority in forensic science, this text introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science.  Through applications to criminal investigations, clear explanations of the techniques, and the abilities and limitations of modern crime labs, Criminalistics covers the comprehensive realm of forensics.  The text strives to make the technology of the modern crime laboratory clear to the non-scientist.  Combining case stories with applicable technology, Criminalistics captures the excitement of forensic science investigations.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0132216558
• ISBN 13: 9780132216555
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 651