Entomology & Palynology (Solving Crimes With Science: Forensics)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00NCJZAKG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Plants and insects hold clues to guilt or innocence. Insects and pollen grains help forensic scientists bring criminals to justice. A thief runs through a cornfield, relieved that no one saw him commit the crime—unaware of the tiny grains of pollen stuck to his shirt. Evidence from nature is all around us, silently and swiftly leaving fingerprints, unnoticed by even the most cunning of criminals.. Who committed the crime? When? Even the smallest of witnesses can tell scientists stories that will make or break a criminal case. A suspect escapes a crime scene, leaving not a trace of evidence behind—except for the hind leg of a grasshopper, which helps convict him of murder
More about bugs than pollen Mason Crest Publishers is producing a new series of books on forensic science, which are written mostly for children at the junior or senior high school level. There are currently 12 books in the forensic science series ranging in topics from psychological profiling, to fingerprint and DNA analysis, and their latest edition on entomology and palynology. As stated in the introduction, this series was prompted by the recen. Robert Hamilton IV said Brief and generalized overview written at teen/young adult level. This book is part of a series of forensic science books and gives a brief, general, overview of what forensic entomology and palynology are. It is written at young adult comprehension level and is found in that section in my local library. The book provides the reader with an idea of what entomology and palynology are, who practices these areas, and common uses for them as they relate to forensics. It also provides examp