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  • Body Farms

    Diane Yancey

    Hardcover (Lucent, July 17, 2009)
    Describes how forensics helps solve old crimes and mysteries through the use of bones, human remains, dental records, DNA, and facial reconstruction.
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  • Forensic Ballistics: Styles of Projectiles

    Sue L Hamilton

    Library Binding (ABDO & Daughters, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Introduces the fascinating world of forensic ballistics.
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  • Surveillance

    Andrew A. Kling

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Dec. 15, 2007)
    Describes how evidence taken from electronic surveillance systems can be used to solve such crimes as robbery, kidnapping, and murder, and discusses the different kinds of systems that can be used.
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  • Clues in Corpses: a Closer Look at Body Farms

    Sophie Washburne

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 15, 2018)
    When human remains are found at a crime scene, forensic anthropologists examine them to determine the time and cause of death, as well as the identity of the victim. How do they know the answers to these questions? Body farms are facilities where specialists can study the ways bodies decompose under different conditions, which helps forensic anthropologists solve crimes more effectively. Informative fact boxes, full-color photographs, and engaging sidebars offer a closer look at these little-known research facilities. Readers are sure to be captivated by stories of farms unlike any they have ever heard of before.

  • Missing Persons

    Gail B Stewart

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, April 15, 2011)
    Describes the rates of missing persons cases in the United States and how detectives, forensic scientists, and criminal investigators work together to find missing persons and, in some cases, prosecute their abductors.
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  • The 911 Investigation

    Craig E. Blohm

    Hardcover (Lucent, Sept. 22, 2009)
    Discusses the investigations held after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., including the search and rescue operations, identifying the perpetrators, and looking into conspiracy theories.
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  • The John F. Kennedy Assassination: The Shooting That Shook America

    Joseph Stanley

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2017)
    Presents an in-depth look into the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including an exploration of the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.

  • Forensic Biology

    Jennifer Mackay

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 12, 2009)
    Examines the fascinating world of the criminal investigator and other professionals who are on the frontline of solving notorious crimes with the help of technological advances in the field.
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  • The Case of the Zodiac Killer

    Diane Yancey

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 28, 2008)
    Examines the fascinating world of the criminal investigator and other professionals who are on the frontline of solving notorious crimes with the help of technological advances in the field.
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  • Forensic Artist: Solving the Case with a Face

    Sue L Hamilton

    Library Binding (ABDO & Daughters, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Introduces the fascinating world of forensic art.
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  • The Homicide Detective

    Toney Allman

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Nov. 20, 2009)
    Discusses the methods homicide investigators use to solve murders, including gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects, examining cold cases, and appearing in court.
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  • How to Become a Crime Scene Investigator

    Sue L Hamilton

    Library Binding (ABDO & Daughters, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Introduces the fascinating world of becoming a crime scene investigator.
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