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SHERLOCK HOLMES - FATHER OF SCIENTIFIC CRIME DETECTION

NCJ Number
5350
Journal
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 61 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1970) Pages: 446-452
Author(s)
S O Berg
Date Published
1970
Length
7 pages
Annotation
INFLUENCE OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S FICTIONAL HERO ON PIONEERS IN THE FIELDS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE IDENTIFICATION, AND FORENSIC SCIENCES.