Forensic Chemistry and Scientific Criminal Investigation

THE second edition of this excellent textbook appears at a time when a reminder of the immense services which the man of science can render in the prevention and detection of crime is more than opportune. Recent discussions on the increase of crime in Great Britain during the last two or three decades have suggested doubts as to whether the authorities are making sufficiently full use of the resources of science in protecting society against those who are prepared to prostitute the discoveries of science for criminal purposes. The new and enlarged edition of this book includes references to many of the important advances which have been made during the ten years since the first edition was published, in the use of scientific methods for the detection of the criminal, notably the use of ultra-violet light.Forensic Chemistry and Scientific Criminal Investigation.By A. Lucas. Second edition. Pp. 324. (London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1931.) 18s. net.