Download or read book Signs of Crime written by Marcel Danesi and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It will present semiotic notions, methods, and techniques that can be applied to forensic science, such as the role of ritual and slang in criminal gangs.