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FORENSICS, POLICING, AND THE LAW

NCJ Number
145729
Journal
Forensics, Policing, and the Law Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (February 1993) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1993
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This monthly journal includes excerpts of news items around the world, rewritten and paraphrased to highlight points of direct or indirect importance to those involved in forensics and policing.
Abstract
Topics and events covered in this February 1993 issue include, among others, the following: glaucoma relief from a drug prepared from marijuana; a cycle of sleep disorder brought on by certain mind-altering prescription drugs; tentative finding of the skeletons of notorious gunfighters Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Bolivia; counterfeit production of postage stamps; counterfeit production of computer software (including the hologram identification logo); a job placement service for criminals that has yet to see its first client; FBI wiretaps; dowry deaths in India; legislation in Canada that may allow two violent psychopathic inmates to obtain day passes; evidence of Japanese atrocities in World War II; an antigraffiti solvent; and a narcotics-detecting device that renders dogs' noses obsolete. 2 figures

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