The Age of Forensics: An Annotated Translation

This book, based on true facts and examples of the most high-profile and mysterious criminal cases of the past, describes the history of the emergence and development of forensics. Its heroes include police officers and doctors, chemists and private detectives, psychiatrists, and even writers - all those who contributed to the scientific methods of finding criminals. Why was fingerprinting, without which no police investigation can be conducted today, considered pseudoscience for so long? Who invented the system of police photography? Which classic writers played an important role in the fight against crime? What journey has forensic medicine taken over the past 100 years? These are just a few of the questions that the fascinating Age of Forensics by Jürgen Thorwald answers! The edition also includes previously unpublished chapters in Russian dedicated to serology and forensic chemistry and biology!