Convicted: Landmark Cases in British Criminal History
- ISBN-10
- 1445670534
- ISBN-13
- 9781445670539
- Series
- Convicted
- Category
- True Crime
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-15
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing Limited
- Author
- Gary Powell
Description
A fascinating array of cases that helped shape British criminal history. Britain has long been a leader in crime-fighting technology and forensic science, and this is the story of how technology and techniques have developed over the years.
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Other editions
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- 2018-10-09
- 224 pages
- Paperback
- Waterbrook Press
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- 2009
- 326 pages
- Paperback
- Focus PressInc
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