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Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death
72 pp.
| Twenty-First Century |
October, 2012 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-6696-6$30.60
(3)
YA
Approximately seventy-five percent of unidentified human remains are positively identified by forensic professionals. Using case studies to introduce each chapter, this comprehensive title contains a detailed look at how physical features, bones and teeth, and cellular structures provide the necessary clues to identification. Diagrams, X-rays, and color photographs adequately extend the text. A "web enhancement" is available. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.