From describing the fundamentals of computer crimes and the scenes left in their wake to detailing how to build an effective forensic investigative force, this book presents a guide on how to beat cyber criminals at their own game. It also contains a chapter that deals with investigating Internet crimes against children.

Provides an account of the development of forensic identification technologies and the way in which this has impacted upon the legal system. This book traces the advent of forensic identification technologies, focusing on fingerprinting and forensic DNA typing, and their growing deployment within the criminal justice system.

The Psychology Express undergraduate revision guide series will help your students to understand key concepts quickly, revise effectively and make their answers stand out.

Thinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies? Want to understand the psychology of crime? Whether studying it for the first time or an interested spectator, Forensic Psychology For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding this exciting field, plus fascinating case examples from around the world.

Lie detection, offender profiling, insanity in the law, the minds of serial killers, and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of Forensic Psychology. David Canter shows how these often controversial topics bridge the gaps between academics and practitioners, behavioural sciences, and the law.

Introduce your students to the practices and principles of modern forensic science.Forensic Science, 4th edition, guides your students through the entire process of conducting forensic science with updated chapters, examples and review boxes.This book is an ideal introduction for undergraduate students beginning a forensic science course.

Forensic Science in Court: The Role of the Expert Witness is a practical handbook aimed at forensic science students, to help them prepare as an expert witness when presenting their evidence in court.

Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid picks up the scalpel to uncover the secrets of forensic medicine, from the crime scene to the courtroom.

Explains the DNA analysis process beginning with collection of evidence at a crime scene to the statistical interpretation of the results. This book details genetic genealogy and tracing domestic pet hairs to perpetrators. It includes a glossary with over 400 terms for reference of unfamiliar terms and an acronym guide to decipher the DNA dialect.

Talks about the increasing significance of DNA profiling for crime investigation in modern society. This book focuses on developments in the UK as the world-leader in the development and application of forensic DNA technology and in the construction of DNA databases as an essential element in the successful use of DNA for forensic purposes.

Combines all-encompassing topic coverage, authoritative information from seasoned experts, powerful instructor resources, and real-world student applications - delivering the comprehensive forensics resource.

Helps readers learn the forensic analysis of computer systems with a three-part approach covering tools, technology, and case studies. This book provides the technical 'how to' information for collecting and analyzing digital evidence in common situations, starting with computers, moving on to networks, and culminating with embedded systems.

A collection that details how to conduct digital investigations in both criminal and civil contexts, and how to locate and utilize digital evidence on computers, networks, and embedded systems. It provides guidance in the three main areas of practice: Forensic Analysis, Electronic Discovery and Intrusion Investigation.

Describes various aspects of modern forensic pathology. This book offers information on tasers, pepper spray, Excited Delirium Syndrome, and nursing home death.

Aims to provide a map of the landscape of forensic science within the criminal justice system of the UK. This book presents the essential features of the subject, covering the disciplinary, technological, organizational and legislative resources that are brought together to make up contemporary forensic science practice.

Outlines proven methods to help you collect and process physical evidence, analyze it, and understand its relevance to the case involved. This book evaluates the chemical and instrumental techniques, and covers areas such as forensic analysis of computers and advanced shooting scene reconstruction methods.

A fascinating and insightful book on the world of forensic science, by the UK's most respected forensic scientist and author of When the Dogs Don't Bark

And here I am. Totally alone in a cell with a convicted sex offender who is free to do what he wants. There is no officer. No handcuffs. No radio. Only the man across the desk and me. He looks more petrified than I do.

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