The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation

by Ngaire E. Genge

Book Overview

Filled with intriguing true stories of criminals unmasked and packed with b/w illustrations and photographs, The Forensic Casebook draws on interviews with police and forensic scientists to uncover the vast and detailed underworkings of criminal investigation. Encyclopedic in scope, this riveting, authoritative book leaves no aspect of forensic science untouched, including securing a crime scene, identifying blood spatter patterns, fingerprinting,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345452038
• ISBN13: 9780345452030
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Essential for Forensic Students

A must read with detailed information in criminal cases. Highly recommended for Criminal Justice/Forensic students.

Great Exploration

A great book to explore the field and career opportunities. Very descriptive book. Wonderful for reasearch or leasure reading.

authoritative but easy to read

The Forensic Casebook is dense with information on everything relating to forensics - from securing the crime scene, to photography, to the acutal forensics. The material is authoritative, but easy to read and understand with plenty of diagrams to further clarify. Highly recommended for those interested in the field.

CSI Forensics 101

Of all the Forensics books I've struggled through in the past compared to this one--this was one of the most enjoyable reads I've had in a long time. The most interesting facet of this book is it uses anecdotes from the CSI shows to illustrate the point that is being described in the book. There is just enought detail to give you the basics, without overwhelming you with technical jargo. If you are a mystery writer, this book should be on your resources bookshelf for quick lookups to check and validate your facts. It could also be a great source book for murder plot ideas.

Fascinating!

This book was presented in a way that was easy to understand and was written in a very logical manner. If you, like myself, have little knowledge on how forensics are used in police work, then I think that this would be an excellent book for you. You get a basic overview filled with useful information and terrific case studies. It may be a little too 'elementary' for people who already have some knowledge of forensics, but, for me it was a very intriguing read.

Tremendous All around introduction to Forensic Science Field

I recently decided to begin pursuing and researching a career in Forensic Science. This book, more than any I came across, gave a very clear introduction to vast variety of fields of forensics, from Crime Scene Investigation, pathology, anthropology (and others) as well as the process and procedure of a crime investigation from first arrival on scene, to collection of evidence, to processing the evidence all the way through to presenting evidence and expert testimony in court. There is enough case studies to enlighten and entertain, enough science to intrique, and enough details to interest. This is a tremendous introductory and honest book for anyone interested in pursuing a career in Forensics.