Human scent evidence /

During the last decade, a significant number of scientific studies have supported the use of human scent as a biometric tool and indicator of the presence, or absence, of an individual at a crime scene. These findings even extend to conducting scent identification line-ups with suspects. Human Scent...

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Main Authors: Prada, Paola (Author), Curran, Allison M. (Author), Furton, Kenneth G. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2015.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:During the last decade, a significant number of scientific studies have supported the use of human scent as a biometric tool and indicator of the presence, or absence, of an individual at a crime scene. These findings even extend to conducting scent identification line-ups with suspects. Human Scent Evidence focuses on some of these recent advances in the use of human scent as forensic evidence and as an identifier. Topics include:Various theories of human odor productionThe variability, stability, and persistence of human scent Historical aspects of the use of human scent in police work in th.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
ISBN:0429254652
9780429254659
1466583967
9781466583962