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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.25
EAN: 9780425211595
ISBN: 0425211592
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: September 05, 2006
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Sales Rank: 540765
Studio: Berkley Trade
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Fascinating in-depth forensics from the author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I.
How do investigators get from crime to conviction?
For the astonishing answer, Ramsland covers the latest cutting-edge techniques in crime scene investigation. Inspired by episodes from the factbased C.S.I. television franchise, she illustrates the use of computers and toxicology in forensics, explores interrogation strategies, and revisits history's most notorious crimes. And in considering the shows' locales-Las Vegas, New York, and Miami-Ramsland divulges ways in which crimes are dependent on location, climate, and population and discloses ways of solving them in the twenty-first century.
NOTE: This book was not authorized, prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by any entity involved in creating or producing the C.S.I. television series.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I am disgusted that this book was even thought to be fit for publishing. While writing a research paper on the C.S.I. Effect at Princeton, I was ecstatic to find a book on the subject. I submitted a special request to obtain the book, believing it would be a key resource in developing a paper of my own on the topic.
Unfortunately, though Ramsland clearly knows what the C.S.I. Effect is (she defines it in her introduction,) she spends the majority of the book discussing forensic techniques ... Read More
Rating:  -
Dr. Katherine Ramsland, Ph. D. has authored an excellent treatise on the subject of The C.S.I. Effect Ramsland described the C.S.I. Effect as " The influence of popular crime shows on the culture, specifically with regard to possibly miseducating viewers who are potential jurors."
Ramsland examines the consequences of a proliferation of forensic television programs and their effect on someone's perception of forensic science and the police investigative process. She covers the simulation and enhancement ... Read More
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