Forensic Science: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780198834410 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 152 str.

Glasgow) Fraser Jim (University of Strathclyde

Opis

Jim Fraser explains the forensic techniques used in the investigation of crime, such as DNA profiling, toxicology, trace evidence, digital forensics, fingerprints, and crime scene management, and how forensic scientists work alongside criminal investigators and lawyers.

Recenzje

Well written and accessible... [and] does not shy away from the various controversies that have come to plague the discipline of forensic science in recent years.

O autorze

Jim Fraser has 40 years' experience in forensic science and has worked on many high profile cases, in various roles, including as an expert witness, case reviewer, senior police manager, policy adviser, and researcher. He has also advised many public agencies including police organisations in the UK and abroad, the Home Office, the Scottish Parliament, and the UK Parliament. He is a Research Professor in Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde, as well as a member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and Independent Chair of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service technical advisory committee on forensic science.