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Dewey Decimal Number: 614 Edition: 1st Format: Kindle Book Label: Humana Press Manufacturer: Humana Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 184 Publication Date: January 15, 2000 Publisher: Humana Press Studio: Humana Press Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Regional Poison Center, Grand Rapids, MI. Survey of all that is known about the use of poison as a weapon in murder. Discusses poisons in history and literature, to convicting the poisoner in court. Includes a review of the different types of poisons, techniques for crime scene investigation, forensic autopsy. Expanded-outline format. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Criminal Poisoning: Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic Scientists, and Attorneys I was disappointed with this book when I recieved it. The book has been written on a basic superficial level and was not what I expected. If the intended target audience are those with little or no science background, then this might make interesting reading. There is far too little chemistry and toxicology in the book for anyone who wishes to develop a deeper understanding of the underlying principles of the field. Criminal Poisoning: Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, ... Read More Rating:  - Informative but quite briefThis short book has a lot of information useful to law enforcement in evaluating deaths, to help determine if a death is a result of a homicidal poisoning. Further, the author provides advice on how to close in on a suspect and how homicidal poisoners operate. The book has a number of statistics regarding frequency of use of various poisons and percentages of poisoners who are male, female and of various races. There are two reasons for my giving it 3 stars: 1. I expected ... Read More Rating:  - Criminal Poisoning - a reviewThis book should be in the library of anyone interested in toxicology whether a professional or a reader or writer in this area. The book is a meticulous reference for an area which is covered only in scattered locations. Descriptions of historical poisoners as well as more modern cases are concise and clear. The author bases this book on his extensive lecture series at the FBI academy. Investigations through testimony in court is covered. The author provides detailed information on key poisons ... Read More 
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