Dusting and DNA

By Anna Prokos

Have you ever wondered how the police catch their killer? They have lots of help from forensic specialists, who use clues in, on, and around the body to help build a case. Travel to a morgue to see... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545088429
• ISBN13: 9780545088428
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Crime Scene True-Life Forensic Files

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a crime scene analyst? Dusting for fingerprints. Collecting DNA samples. Then, using this information to catch a robber or killer. Crime Scene: Dusting and DNA tells you what you'd need to do to become a dactylographer or DNA analyst. They also include interesting information, quizzes that you can take to see if you might like to be a crime scene analyst as a career, and interviews with real people who do these jobs. The true crime scene stories are really interesting. I liked the one with the criminal who removes his fingerprints to outsmart the police and the one about how a partially eaten burger solves a crime. However, my favorite part of this book had to be the interactive exercises. It was really fun trying to match the partial prints to the fingerprints provided.