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The Police Composite Sketch
Stephen Mancusi
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Description for The Police Composite Sketch
Hardback. Complete with illustrations and drawing tips, this seminal work offers a general composite session philosophy and specific session strategies to both experienced and aspiring forensic artists as well as any lay reader intrigued by this fascinating skill. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; JKVF1; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
The police composite sketch, one of the most crucial investigative tools in law enforcement, is developed during a composite session—an intense display of communication and art in which the words of a witness are transformed into the features of a suspect. Despite the incredible technological leaps made in investigative work, the forensic science of composite sketching still relies on the basic elements of drawing skill, interpretive ability and the spoken word. The Police Composite Sketch is a comprehensive manual on how to conduct a complete composite session. Through an array of case studies, it details several disciplines that comprise ... Read more
The police composite sketch, one of the most crucial investigative tools in law enforcement, is developed during a composite session—an intense display of communication and art in which the words of a witness are transformed into the features of a suspect. Despite the incredible technological leaps made in investigative work, the forensic science of composite sketching still relies on the basic elements of drawing skill, interpretive ability and the spoken word. The Police Composite Sketch is a comprehensive manual on how to conduct a complete composite session. Through an array of case studies, it details several disciplines that comprise ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781607618317
SKU
V9781607618317
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Police Composite Sketch
From the reviews: “I would certainly recommend Stephen Mancusi’s text, The Police Composite Sketch, to anyone interested in the process of artistically retrieving a face from memory for investigative purposes. Though not the first book solely devoted to composite sketching, it is the best one. … This volume serves as a tangible representation of a highly successful career’s worth ... Read more