For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything-political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and non-stop battles for power and influence-and remains the final authority in cases of sudden, unexplained, or violent death. Founded in 1918, the OCME has evolved over decades of technological triumphs and all-too human failure to its modern-day incarnation as the foremost forensics lab in the world, investigating an average caseload of over 15,000...
For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything...
This title details the emergence of modern crime-fighting techniques from the mid-1800s to the present, focusing on how crime scenes are treated, how evidence is processed, and how evidence is used in court to build a case for conviction.
This title details the emergence of modern crime-fighting techniques from the mid-1800s to the present, focusing on how crime scenes are treated, how ...
PRAISE FOR The Casebook of Forensic Detection ""Pithy, concise, and remarkably accurate."" -Science Books & Films ""Contains ample material to hold the attention and foster interest in science."" -Science Teacher ""A mystery novelist's essential resource guide."" -Book News, Inc. ""Even the most dedicated devotee of the genre will find much that is new in these brief but exciting accounts."" -Publishers Weekly
PRAISE FOR The Casebook of Forensic Detection ""Pithy, concise, and remarkably accurate."" -Science Books & Films ""Contains ample material t...