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From DNA analysis to drug-induced crime, Inside Forensic Science spotlights this headline-making field. Students will discover how skeletal remains are analyzed, how medical practices are used to determine cause of death, how a person's medication can determine whether or not they can stand trial, what evidence is admissible in court, and much more.

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Forensic Anthropology

Forensic anthropologists may be consulted when human remains are found at an archaeological excavation or at a crime scene. Here's a look at how anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to learn about the deceased—their age and gender, how they may have lived, and their overall state of health prior to death.

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Forensic DNA Analysis

Forensic DNA Analysis takes readers through the analysis process and explains the possible results.

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Forensic Medicine

Forensic Medicine is intended as an introduction to forensic medicine, which is also known as forensic pathology. Many of the medical terms used in this specialty are defined, and basic physiologic processes are explained. Although basic in its presentation, many controversial issues are explored.

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Forensic Pharmacology

Forensic Pharmacology describes one aspect of forensic science: forensic pharmacology and toxicology of drugs of abuse. The reader is introduced to the daily work of the scientists, the principles of pharmacology and toxicology, the technical analysis of drugs, and the characteristics of eight major categories of drug abuse.

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Legal Aspects of Forensics

Legal Aspects of Forensics is intended for students who would like to become knowledgeable in the basic aspects of law, as a preparation for the understanding of the scientific methods currently used in the elucidation of crimes. Focusing on the aspects of law that make use of forensic science methods, it does not require a previous background in either law or science, but does provide this background as far as law is concerned.

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The Forensic Aspects of Poisons

The Forensic Aspects of Poisons introduces students to the basic principles of forensic toxicology and the role of poisons in forensic science. Emphasis is placed on the common drugs and poisons that are encountered by a practicing forensic toxicologist and the approach to determining their medicolegal role in establishing the cause of death and disease.

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