If Sherlock Holmes had cracked the O. J. Simpson case, he would have done it with forensic science. Techniques and devices used to analyze crime scene evidence--and their real and fictional practitioners--have long fascinated the public. This reference covers all aspects of forensic science:
- Types of evidence
- Types of crimes or conditions
- Criminal cases
- Criminal and civil law
- The disciplines of criminal justice
- Poisons and drugs
- The evolution of forensics
- Forensic scientists and officials
- Serial killers
- Relevant literature, characters, and writers