How to Solve a Crime The A-Z of Forensic Science
How to Solve a Crime The A-Z of Forensic Science by Angela Gallop, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2023, offers an insightful exploration into the field of forensic science. This revised and updated edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the critical role forensic science plays in criminal investigations, highlighting how objective evidence can aid in convicting the guilty and ensuring justice is served.
Readers will find a detailed account of various forensic techniques and their applications in real-life cases, as described by Professor Angela Gallop, who has over 45 years of experience in the field. The book covers a range of topics, including blood pattern analysis, data extraction from mobile devices, and the examination of trace evidence such as fibers and glass. With its comprehensive approach to forensic science, this edition serves as an authoritative resource for those interested in the intersection of law, science, and criminal justice.
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‘Endlessly fascinating…meticulously written and thoroughly absorbing book’ Financial Times
Out now: *Revised and Updated* The gripping new book by the UK’s most eminent forensic scientists, Angela Gallop
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CRIME [Noun]: An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law
Forensic science is one of the most important aspects of any criminal investigation.The impartial and objective evidence it provides can help convict the guilty. It enables courts to have the confidence in their decisions and to ensure that justice is done.
Professor Angela Gallop has been at the forefront of forensics for more than 45 years. During her remarkable career, she has established and run forensic science laboratories and has worked on thousands of cases in the UK and across the world. In How to Solve a Crime, she describes some of her own and her colleagues most intriguing cases and the wide range of skills and techniques used to solve them.
Whether it’s looking at blood patterns and footwear marks at crime scenes to work out what happened, extracting data from suspects mobile phones to discover where they were at critical times, or analysing fragments of textiles fibers, glass or paint to determine where they might have come from, Gallop shows that every contact really does leave a trace and every trace can help to solve a crime.
With unparalleled access and insight across a wide range of specialisms, How to Solve a Crime is a fascinating definitive and authoritative account of real-life forensic science.
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Praise for Angela Gallop
‘An hour with Dr Angela Gallop is like a tutorial from a real-life Sherlock Holmes.’ Daily Mail
‘Thank God we have scientists like here.’ The Times
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‘Fascinating’ Guardian
‘Offers a chilling glimpse into her life’s work. . . fascinating stuff’ Sunday Times
‘Compelling’ Daily Mirror
‘A casebook that reads like The Encyclopaedia of Murder’ Daily Express
‘One of the professions leading lights’ Woman & Home
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