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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"
"Through her personal experience over 18 months observing forensic scientists in a metropolitan crime lab, sociologist Bechky introduces readers to the intricacies of a high-stakes job that can change the outcome of some of the most important court cases." * Discover Magazine *
"The title is catchy, the cover provocative, but for readers seeking the standard sortie into the inner workings of a forensic lab, Beth A. Bechky’s book offers something quite different — a live, human angle. . . . Bechky’s portrait of the daily conflict faced by crime lab workers should prove enlightening to outsiders. . . . The writing is crisp and jargon-free, and the text includes many interesting anecdotes. . . . this account of a fascinating work world manages to be both scholarly and engaging."---Kathy Reichs, New York Times Book Review
"Illuminating."---Marc Landas, Scientific Inquirer
"Introduces readers to the ways in which real-life crime-lab personnel solve crimes. Bechky is not a screenwriter. But, she’s a darned good ethnographer."---Aaron Howard, Jewish Herald-Voice

Blood Powder and Residue

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 19 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9780691183589
      978-0691183589
      ISBN-10 0691183589
      Also in:
      True crime Economics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"
      "Through her personal experience over 18 months observing forensic scientists in a metropolitan crime lab, sociologist Bechky introduces readers to the intricacies of a high-stakes job that can change the outcome of some of the most important court cases." * Discover Magazine *
      "The title is catchy, the cover provocative, but for readers seeking the standard sortie into the inner workings of a forensic lab, Beth A. Bechky’s book offers something quite different — a live, human angle. . . . Bechky’s portrait of the daily conflict faced by crime lab workers should prove enlightening to outsiders. . . . The writing is crisp and jargon-free, and the text includes many interesting anecdotes. . . . this account of a fascinating work world manages to be both scholarly and engaging."---Kathy Reichs, New York Times Book Review
      "Illuminating."---Marc Landas, Scientific Inquirer
      "Introduces readers to the ways in which real-life crime-lab personnel solve crimes. Bechky is not a screenwriter. But, she’s a darned good ethnographer."---Aaron Howard, Jewish Herald-Voice

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