Forensics for dummies / D.P. Lyle.

By:

Lyle, D. P

Material type: Text

TextSeries: For dummies | (...for dummies)Publication details: Hoboken, NJ. : Wiley Publishing, 2004.Description: xxii, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0764555804
9780764555800

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DDC classification:

363.25 LYL

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	363.25 LYL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Checked out	01/11/2022	39002100330266

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A plain-English primer on crime scene investigation that's a mustfor fans of CSI or Patricia Cornwell
Since the O. J. Simpson case, popular interest in forensic sciencehas exploded: CBS's CSI has 16 to 26 million viewers every week,and Patricia Cornwell's novels featuring a medical examiner sleuthroutinely top bestseller lists, to cite just a few examples. Now,everyone can get the lowdown on the science behind crime sceneinvestigations. Using lots of fascinating case studies, forensicsexpert Dr. D. P. Lyle clues people in on everything fromdetermining cause and time of death to fingerprints, fibers, blood,ballistics, forensic computing, and forensic psychology. With itsclear, entertaining explanations of forensic procedures andtechniques, this book will be an indispensable reference formystery fans and true crime aficionados everywhere-and evenincludes advice for people interested in forensic sciencecareers.
D. P. Lyle, MD (Laguna Hills, CA), is a practicing cardiologist whois also a forensics expert and mystery writer. He runs a Web sitethat answers writers' questions about forensics, dplylemd.com, andis the author of Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical andForensic Questions for Writers, as well as several mystery novels.John Pless, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Pathology at IndianaUniversity School of Medicine and former President of the NationalAssociation of Medical Examiners.

Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword
Introduction
Part I Cracking Open the Case
Chapter 1 Understanding the World of Forensics
Chapter 2 Uncovering Who Does What When: The Forensics Team in Action
Chapter 3 Working the Scene: Evidence Collection and Protection
Chapter 4 Peering into the Criminal Mind
Part II Uncovering the Evidence
Chapter 5 Fingerprints: Your Personal Signature
Chapter 6 Those Messy Bloodstains
Chapter 7 Making Good Impressions: Shoes, Tires, and Tools
Chapter 8 The Burning Question: Is It Arson?
Part III Looking at the Body
Chapter 9 Determining the Hows and Whys of Death: Forensic Autopsies
Chapter 10 Identifying John and Jane Doe
Chapter 11 Estimating the Time of Death
Chapter 12 Yeow! That Hurts: Traumatic Injuries and Deaths
Chapter 13 Asphyxia: Where's the Oxygen?
Part IV Working in the Crime Lab
Chapter 14 Working with Blood and Other Bodily Fluids: Serology
Chapter 15 What's the Deal with DNA?
Chapter 16 Finding Drugs and Poisons: The Toxicology Lab
Chapter 17 Analyzing Trace Evidence
Chapter 18 Going Ballistic: Analyzing Firearms Evidence
Chapter 19 Questioning the Validity of Documents
Part V The Part of Tens
Chapter 20 Ten Famous Forensic Cases
Chapter 21 Ten Ways Hollywood Gets It Wrong
Chapter 22 Ten Great Forensic Careers
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

D. P. Lyle, MD, operates The Writer's Medical and Forensics Lab at www.dplylemd.com. He has served as a consultant for prominent writers and television programs, including Law & Order.