This text provides an examination of the aetiological
development of forensic criminology within the UK. It links the
subjects of scientific criminology, criminal investigations, crime
scene investigation, forensic science and the legal system, and
provides an introduction to the important processes that take place
from crime scene to courtroom. These processes help identify,
define and label the criminal and are crucial for understanding any
form of crime within society. The book includes sections on:
- the epistemological and ontological philosophies of the natural
sciences,
- the birth of scientific criminology and its search for the
criminal body,
- the development of early forms of forensic science and crime
scene investigation,
- investigating crime,
- information, material and evidence,
- crime analysis and crime mapping,
- scientific support and crime scene examination,
- forensic science and detection methods and forensics in the
courtroom.
The text consists of a mix of historical research and
contemporary criminal justice process chapters that provide an
introduction to the most common forensic practices, procedures and
uses that enable the identification and successful prosecution of
criminals. "Forensic Criminology" provides a framework for
understanding the varieties of information work that exist within
current criminal justice practice.
"
Forensic Criminology" will be essential for students of
criminology, criminal justice, criminal investigations and crime
science. It will also be useful to those criminal justice
practitioners wishing to gain a more in-depth understanding of the
links between criminology, criminal investigations and forensics
techniques.
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