Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 778 pages
- Published by: CRC
- Edition: 2nd Edition February 10, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0849327474
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0849327476
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Book Dimensions:
11 x 8.5 x 1.9 inches
- Weighs: 6.2 pounds
Product Review
The first-hand experience of the authors and the use of real case studies, including photographs, captivate the reader. Even non-forensic science students and the general public would find this book interesting reading. The various chapters are easy to read, although the technical aspects do require at least matriculation-level or first-year-university knowledge of the science and technology for full appreciation of the subject matter.
-Kieran F. Lim, Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2006
…this text is a well-organized and easy-to-read textbook which is highly recommended for use by students enrolled in Introductory Forensic Sciences courses.
-Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, Sept. 2005
…this text is a well-organized and easy-to-read textbook which is highly recommended for use by students enrolled in Introductory Forensic Sciences courses.
-Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, Sept. 2005
Product Description
Written by highly respected forensic scientists and legal practitioners, Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Second Edition covers the latest theories and practices in areas such as DNA testing, toxicology, chemistry of explosives and arson, and vehicle accident reconstruction. This second edition offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory subjects, including many exciting new features. What's New in the Second Edition · New chapter on forensic entomology · New chapter on forensic nursing · Simplified DNA chapter · More coverage of the chemistry of explosives and ignitable liquids · Additional information on crime reconstruction · Revised to include more investigation in computer forensics · Complete revisions of engineering chapters · New appendices showing basic principles of physics, math, and chemistry in forensic science · More questions and answers in the Instructor's Guide · Updated references and cases throughout · An extensive glossary of terms
Reader ReviewsAs a graduate student in Forensic Anthropology I found this book to include nearly all of the information I needed in my undergraduate classes. If I had only had this book before I could have saved a lot of money with all of the other books I have purchased. Not only does it provide information on all the important topics in forensic science there are also several illustrations and photographs to help the visual learners. I highly recommend this book.
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