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Some criminals create evidence with the stroke of a pen. Kidnappers leave notes. Forgers sign phony checks. That's where a forensic document examiner's job begins. These experts can tell real documents from fake ones. With a document expert on the case, criminals need to watch how they cross their t's and dot their i's. Want to know more? All the information is right here, in black and white. Read about: how you can tell a real letter by Abraham Lincoln from a fake o how handwriting experts helped solve the most famous kidnapping case in U.S. history; how one scam artist fooled the whole world with 40 notebooks supposedly written by one of history's cruelest leaders; and whether you could read between the lines and pursue a career in forensic document examination. Book jacket.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 5 Up-CSI comes immediately to mind when you see the skill behind reading the clues to determine the truth in a crime. These narrow books provide both a history and overview of the science and a few actual cases solved by systematic analysis. Presented in small bits with plenty of photos, maps, colored insets, and highlighted type, the visual collage makes it possible to read these books in any order. Older reluctant readers may find the brevity, format, and thrill of actual facts enough to take on more challenging books on this subject. Certainly, the authors seek to encourage further research and potential career choices with "Help Wanted" sections that describe a practitioner and personal requirements in order to succeed in the field. The pronunciation guide for words like CIA ("SEE-eye-aye") are heavy-handed and, for the most part, unnecessary, but most readers will overlook them. Wallpaper discusses the Washington State Excedrin case, Ukraine politician Viktor Yushchenko, and Napoleon's wallpaper. Cases in Do You Read Me? include the Lindbergh kidnapping, a forged will, and the Hitler diaries.-Janet S. Thompson, Chicago Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Forensic 411 | |
| The Write Stuff: Overheard in the Lab | p. 8 |
| What a Fake!: See for Yourself | p. 10 |
| The Forensic Team: Who's Who? | p. 12 |
| True-Life Case Files! | |
| Case #1 The Linbergh Kidnapping | p. 15 |
| Case #2 The Grandmother, the Will, and the Brand-New Porsche | p. 25 |
| Case #3 The Case of the Hitler Diaries | p. 35 |
| Forensic Download | |
| Key Dates in Forensic Document Examination: Flashback | p. 44 |
| In the News: Ripped from the Headlines | p. 46 |
| Reading Between the Lines: Real Stuff | p. 48 |
| What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? | p. 50 |
| Help Wanted: Forensic Document Examiner: Careers | p. 52 |
| Yellow Pages | |
| Resources | p. 56 |
| Dictionary | p. 59 |
| Index | p. 62 |
| Author's Note | p. 64 |
