A Hands-On Introduction to Forensic Science : Cracking the Case, Second Edition Hardback
by Mark M. (Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, California, USA) Okuda, PhD., Frank H. (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Carlsbad, California, USA) Stephenson
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A Hands-On Introduction to Forensic Science, Second Edition continues in the tradition of the first edition taking a wholly unique approach to teaching forensic science.
Each chapter begins with a brief, fictional narrative that runs through the entire book; it is a crime fiction narrative that describes the interaction of a veteran homicide detective teamed with a criminalist and the journey they take together to solve a missing persons case.
Step-by-step the book progressive reveals pieces of information about the crime, followed by the more traditional presentation of scientific principles and concepts on a given forensic topics.
Each chapter concludes with a series of user friendly, cost effective, hands-on lab activities that provide the students the skills necessary to analyze the evidence presented in each chapters.
The new edition is completely updated with special focus on new DNA techniques in DNA sequencing, DNA phenotyping, and bioinformatics. Students will engage in solving a missing persons case by documenting the crime scene, analyzing physical evidence in the lab, and presenting findings in a mock trial setting.
Within the chapters themselves, students learn about the technical, forensic concepts presented within each of the opening stories segments.
The book culminates with having the students playing to role of the main characters in a trial—attorneys, scientific experts, suspect, judge, bailiff, and jury—to present and judge the evidence in a mock trial setting.
The mock trial will mimic what takes place in a real courtroom, and the jury of swill be asked to deliberate on the evidence presented to determine the guilt or innocence of the suspect.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:528 pages, 17 Line drawings, color; 338 Halftones, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/10/2019
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- ISBN:9781138495661
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:528 pages, 17 Line drawings, color; 338 Halftones, color
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/10/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138495661
