Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions - Hardcover

Ubelaker, Douglas H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119941237 ISBN 13: 9781119941231

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

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Co-published with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science presents comprehensive international discussion of key issues and future directions within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in approximately eleven distinct areas of the forensic sciences, the volume will examine central issues within each discipline, provide perspective on current debate and explore current and proposed research initiatives. It will also provide the forensically involved international community with current in-depth perspective on the key issues in the contemporary practice of the forensic sciences.

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Douglas H. Ubelaker Former President, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Colorado Springs, USA Senior Scientist, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA

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FORENSIC SCIENCE

Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions presents a comprehensive, international discussion of key issues within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in distinct areas of the forensic sciences, this volume examines central issues within each discipline, provides perspective on current debate and explores current and proposed research initiatives.

The forensic sciences represent dynamic and evolving fields, presenting new challenges to a rapidly expanding cohort of international practitioners. This book acquaints readers with the complex issues involved and how they are being addressed. The academic treatment by experts in the fields ensures comprehensive and thorough understanding of these issues and paves the way for future research and progress.

• Draws on the knowledge and expertise of the prestigious American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Written by key experts in the diverse disciplines of forensic science
• An international approach
• Each chapter carefully integrated throughout with key themes and issues covered in detail
• Includes discussion of future directions of forensic science as a discipline

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Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions presents a comprehensive, international discussion of key issues within the forensic sciences. Written by accomplished and respected specialists in distinct areas of the forensic sciences, this volume examines central issues within each discipline, provides perspective on current debate and explores current and proposed research initiatives.
 
The forensic sciences represent dynamic and evolving fields, presenting new challenges to a rapidly expanding cohort of international practitioners. This book acquaints readers with the complex issues involved and how they are being addressed. The academic treatment by experts in the fields ensures comprehensive and thorough understanding of these issues and paves the way for future research and progress.
* Draws on the knowledge and expertise of the prestigious American Academy of Forensic Sciences
* Written by key experts in the diverse disciplines of forensic science
* An international approach
* Each chapter carefully integrated throughout with key themes and issues covered in detail
* Includes discussion of future directions of forensic science as a discipline

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1119941237
• ISBN 13: 9781119941231
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 422
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland