Forensic science : fundamentals & investigations

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"The Standard in High School Forensic Science"--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

Student edition -- Wraparound teacher's edition

Observation Skills -- Crime-Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection -- Hair Analysis -- A Study of Fibers and Textiles -- Forensic Botany -- Fingerprints -- DNA Profiling -- Blood and Blood Spatter -- Forensic Toxicology -- Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting -- Forensic Entomology -- Death : Manner, Mechanism, Cause -- Soil Examination -- Forensic Anthropology -- Glass Evidence -- Casts and Impressions -- Tool Marks -- Firearms and Ballistics -- Capstone Projects. Project 1: Physical Evidence Case Studies ; Project 2: Personal Evidence Portfolio ; Project 3: How Reliable is the Evidence? ; Project 4: Landmark Cases in Acceptance of Evidence ; Project 5: Analysis of a Forensic Science TV Show Episode ; Project 6: Forensic Dumpster Diving : What the Garbage Can Tell Us ; Project 7: Forensic Science Career Exploration ; Project 8: Mock Crime-Scene Development and Processing ; Project 9: How to Read Calipers ; Project 10: Gravesite Excavation -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Table of Sines -- Appendix B: Table of Tangents -- Appendix C: Celsius-Fahrenheit Conversion Table

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