Murder and the Making of English Csi

by Ian A. Burney and Neil Pemberton

Book Overview

The engrossing account of how science-based forensics transformed the investigation of twentieth-century murders and in the process invented CSI.

Crime scene investigation--or CSI--has captured the modern imagination. On television screens and in newspapers, we follow the exploits of forensic officers wearing protective suits and working behind police tape to identify and secure physical evidence for laboratory analysis. But where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421420406
• ISBN13: 9781421420400
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher