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Criminalistics

Richard Saferstein

1990524 pagesabout 8–12 hours
1990
first published
  • 1990Prentice-Hall · 524 pages · ENGISBN 9780131935259
  • 2003Pearson Education, Limited · 676 pages · ENGISBN 9780131227255
  • 2004Pearson · 588 pages · ENGISBN 9780131228894
  • 2006Pearson Education, Limited · 672 pages · ENGISBN 9780132243971
  • 2010Pearson Education, Limited · 576 pages · ENGISBN 9780132545792
  • 2014Pearson Education, Limited · 552 pages · ENGISBN 9781292062020
  • 2017Pearson Education Canada · 576 pages · ENGISBN 9780134477596
  • 2020Pearson Education, Limited · 600 pages · ENGISBN 9780135218310

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, Twelfth Edition, uses clear writing, case stories, and modern technology to capture the pulse and fervor of forensic science investigations. Written for readers with no scientific background, only the most relevant scientific and technological concepts are presented. The nature of physical evidence is defined, and the limitations that technology and current knowledge impose on its individualization and characterization are examined. A major portion of the text centers on discussions of the common items of physical evidence encountered at crime scenes. Particular attention is paid to the meaning and role of probability in interpreting the evidential significance of scientifically evaluated evidence.

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