Crime Scene Investigation

by Cyril Wecht

Book Overview

Expert explanations reveal how science and patience lead to building an airtight criminal case. Readers become investigators as they learn how to scan for traces of blood, what to look for in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762105402
• ISBN13: 9780762105403
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK!!

CYril WEcht is the greatest speaker ever! i look up to him. If you are in the crime scene field definitley take some time to read this book!

Good Book

This is a book that will enhance your ability in learning about crime scenes.

Crime Scense Investigations

This book is realy full of very good information for practice Investigations on the crime scene. But there is however unlikly for eneyone to writhe a book about this matter who will fullfill any curcumstances investigators will stand up against on any Crime Scene. So for my point of vew this is a four star book because it have very high quality information and the book is realy well up set for its purpose. With my best regards Jónas Wilhelmsson,

Great, Informative Book

This is a very good book for anyone looking to learn about forensic science and crime scene investigation but doesn't know that much about science. It is very informative and it has past cases and how they were solve, including the Ted Bundy case, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka and many more. I highly recommend this book.

CSI can't lay out the facts like this

I'm not much of a TV watcher but when "Cold Case Files" or something like it is on, I'm glued to the television set. I'm fascinated by the field of forensic science and just how increasingly sophisticated it gets everyday. There is no such thing as the "perfect crime" as, literally, a drop of blood or a strand of human hair will place a criminal at the scene of the crime and lead to a conviction so I don't know why criminals (murderers in particular) keep trying. This book lays out the varied, gruesome, and hectic duties of people in the field of forensic science: From forensic pathologists to forensic dentists to botanists (who play vital roles in describing where certain plants and flowers grow just in case a murderer comes up with the brilliant idea that cactus can grow in water), various fields of expertise are explored in great detail and emphasis is placed time and again on the fact that these very different people and fields must work together as a team in order to process a crime scene effectively, conduct an autopsy correctly, and later put together an air-tight case in court. Despite the confusing layout (why do publishers insist on putting these shaded boxes and side charts and bars on every other page? It's confusing and takes away from the message of the text), you'll come away from this book with a deeper appreciation for what these people do on a daily basis. After seeing some of the photos in this book and digesting the depth of their responsibilities, I can really understand why some folks in law enforcement snap. It's hard to keep your emotions in check when you have to process or even look at a crime scene where, for example, a child, literally, had their head bashed in by a hammer. It's a requirement for the job in order to collect all pertinent information for the prosecutor to later use in court but it must bother many of these law enforcement officials, no matter how many years they've put in. From arriving at the crime scene to conducting the autopsy to performing a toxicological test to getting a conviction in court, an excellent job was done in breaking forensics down by who does what.