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48 pp.
| Raintree |
March, 2001 |
LibraryISBN 0-7398-1016-2$$27.12
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4-6Science Fact Files series.
Double-page spreads touch on many aspects of forensic science, including collecting evidence, fingerprint analysis, ballistics, and toxicology. Though the information is compelling, the writing style is somewhat bland. The pages are busy with "fact files," information boxes spotlighting historical crimes, and banal, often fuzzy color photographs. Bib., glos., ind.