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AUTHOR |
Stiefel, Chana, 1968-. |
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TITLE |
Fingerprints : dead people do tell tales / Chana Stiefel. |
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IMPRINT |
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2012. |
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DESCRIPTION |
104 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
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SERIES |
True forensic crime stories. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-98, 100-101) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
The wild will west story : what are fingerprints and what makes them unique? -- On the record : how fingerprints became instant I.D -- The hunt : how do experts locate and lift prints? -- You can run, but you can't hide : how fingerprints catch up with criminals -- Fudging fingerprints : how criminals go to extremes to hide their prints -- Fingerprint flaws : when innocent people are sent to jail -- Instant I.D. : the future of fingerprinting -- Afterword: the system at work. |
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SUMMARY |
"Uses true crime stories to explain the science of forensics and fingerprint evidence"--Provided by publisher. |
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SUBJECT |
Criminal investigation. |
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SUBJECT |
Fingerprints. |
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SUBJECT |
Forensic sciences. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Chemistry. |
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ISBN |
9780766036895. |