Hodder Reading Project 4-5 Readers: Criminal Investigation Virtual Pack 6

Summary:
The Hodder Reading Project Level 4-5 identifies blocks to progression and takes pupils from National Curriculum Level 4 to Level 5. It comprises the Teacher's Resource, Pupil's Book and 6 Readers.



Reader 6, Criminal Investigation by Chris Woodford. This excellent introduction to the world of criminal investigation covers a range of forensic science topics, including: What is forensic science?; DNA fingerprinting; Polygraph lie-detection tests; Bullet trajectory analysis; Post-mortem examinations; Facial reconstruction and photofit images.

Each topic is supported by well-known real-life examples, easy-to-follow scientific explanations, amazing facts and figures, and stunning photographs and diagrams.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
At The Crime Scene
Collecting Evidence
Witnesses
Fingerprints
The Police Laboratory
Forensic Analysis
Ballistics
Dna Fingerprints
The Criminal Mind
Accident Or Crime?
Forensic Pathology
Toxicology
Forensic Sculpture
Identifying Suspects
Criminal Records
In The Courtroom
Glossary
Further Info
Index

About the Author(s):
Chris Woodford has written and contributed to more than a dozen popular science and technology books. He graduated in psychology from Cambridge University, where he studied face recognition and its use in criminal investigation.

Sue Hackman (author of the Hodder Reading Project) has been closely involved in the development of the Key Stage 3 English Strategy, and is the author of successful material for lower-attainers, including Fast Forward and Hodder English Gold.