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Homicide detectives tend to be some of the most committed officers in any police agency. This book provides insight into the work of homicide investigators, and details the tools and investigative methods they utilize to uncover evidence and make charges stick. Students will be fascinated by how the tiniest bit of evidence can be used to solve the most puzzling crimes. Sidebars offer crime statistics, and information about careers in criminal investigation.

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Review: Murder A reference to the CSI TV programs springboards into finely detailed and illustrated chapters about various techniques required to solve a crime. This volume in the Crime Scene Investigation series focuses on finding evidence in the crime scene; interpreting that evidence under a microscope; using DNA, blood, bones, and impressions in laboratories; and then sharing that evidence effectively in the courtroom. Cursory references to famous cases, such as O.J. Simpson's and JonBenet Ramsey's, appear. The strength of this book, though, is its systematic, methodical approach, re-creating in words the pattern of how CSI workers solve murders. Generously sized, tinted sidebars and photos make these books as colorful as they are interesting to read and useful for research.--Booklist, April 2006

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