Criminal Investigation - Softcover

This book is packed with stunning colour photographs and diagrams. Together with a detailed and expertly written text, it provides an accurate, comprehensive account of the topic of Criminal Investigation for Key Stage Three students. Main text is supported by a series of fact files which provide information at a glance: history file, future file, test and fact files. In a logical sequence, taking the reader from crime scene to courtroom, this book explores:

* fingerprinting/DNA fingerprinting

* electrostatic document analysis

* polygraph lie detection tests

* bullet trajectory analysis

* pathology

* reconstruciton techniques

Chris Woodford has written and contributed to more than a dozen popular science and technology books. He graduated in psychology at Cambridge University, where he now studies face recognition and its role in criminal investigation.
Alex Pang is an experienced artist who has illustrated a series of optical illusions.