Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab (Hardcover)
From the Back Cover In Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, renowned forensic science expert and best-selling author Richard Saferstein presents readers with a comprehensive introduction to crime scene procedures and crime lab techniques. Ideal for courses in crime scene investigation, forensic science or criminalistics that emphasize crime scene and crime lab procedures, the book presents a vividly illustrated, highly applied, and accessible examination of forensic science in action. Features of the text include: A...
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Product DescriptionThe Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works is filled with black-and-white and color photos that capture the scene in a crime investigation. You are taken into the mind of a forensic scientist as they analyze a homicide from the time that it happens to the time it is solved. As you take the journey into the crime, you will learn about what it takes to uncover evidence using new technology that let’s you see well past the naked eye. Expertly written and filled with scientific information for the student...
[Continue reading: The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works (Paperback)]Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science (Paperback)
From Publishers Weekly This heavily illustrated but simplistic book takes readers step by step through the stages of criminal investigation, focusing on the ever-developing field of forensic science. In many investigations, Platt writes, forensic science can offer proof “with a level of objectivity and plausibility often lacking in other forms of evidence.” Platt (Secret Worlds: Villains) begins by noting that “everyone is a suspect,” and that investigators need to keep a healthy skepticism: even confessions don’t...
[Continue reading: Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science (Paperback)]The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Paperback)
Review ‘The Famous Five would have cracked their cases sooner if they had packed this in their haversacks. The budding crime writer will reach for it when writing a police procedural.’, The Times .’The ultimate guide to the art of detection’, Crime Time Product Description Filled with intriguing true stories, and packed with black-and-white illustrations and photographs, The Forensic Casebook draws on interviews with police personnel and forensic scientists – including animal examiners, botanists, zoologists,...
[Continue reading: The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Paperback)]Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction (Crc Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations) (Hardcover)
ReviewFrom the Foreword: Each author possesses a unique ability to distill complex issues into easily understood concepts. This book presents a clear and precise methodology … serious practitioners cannot afford to abstain from studying the information provided here. —Thomas W. Adair, President, Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction Product Description Crime scene reconstruction (CSR) is today’s hot topic. The immense proliferation of television, print, and electronic media directed at this area has generated significant public...
[Continue reading: Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction (Crc Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations) (Hardcover)]Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation (Crc Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations.) (Hardcover)
Product Description This text provides a one-source practical guide to basic crime scene processing and investigation. Although the author discusses theories and concepts of crime scene investigation, his primary goal is to provide a concise manual covering the how tos of crime scene processing. The book gives an overview of forensics, although it concentrates on processing. This includes procedures such as officer safety, emergency care to injured, securing and controlling the scene, search methods, scene documentation and photography,...
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