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Missing persons : what happens when someone disappears? / Amanda Vink.

By: Series: Crime scene investigationsPublisher: New York, NY, USA : Lucent Press, ©2018Edition: First EditionDescription: 104 pages ; colored illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781534561786 (library bound book)
  • 9781534562752 (pbk. book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.2336 V76 2018 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6762.A3 V56 2018
Contents:
Introduction: -- Danger -- Gone -- Deliberately missing -- Taken -- No body? -- Starting with J. Doe -- Notes -- For more information -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the author.
Summary: Many crime shows and movies deal with the topic of a mysterious disappearance, but fictional stories often sensationalize the topic in order to catch the viewer's interest. In reality, finding a missing person can be hard work for detectives, as there are sometimes few clues left behind. Readers discover how police use math and science to solve this puzzle. Full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and by-the-numbers fact boxes augment the compelling text, giving readers a more accurate understanding of the process of searching for missing persons than they will find on television or at the movies.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 363.2336 V76 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU000658

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: --
Danger --
Gone --
Deliberately missing --
Taken --
No body? --
Starting with J. Doe --
Notes --
For more information --
Index --
Picture credits --
About the author.

Many crime shows and movies deal with the topic of a mysterious disappearance, but fictional stories often sensationalize the topic in order to catch the viewer's interest. In reality, finding a missing person can be hard work for detectives, as there are sometimes few clues left behind. Readers discover how police use math and science to solve this puzzle. Full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and by-the-numbers fact boxes augment the compelling text, giving readers a more accurate understanding of the process of searching for missing persons than they will find on television or at the movies.

CAS Bachelor of Science in Criminology

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