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Criminal profiling, cyberforensics, accident reconstruction. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques is the first introductory text to present forensic science in its broadest sense, encompassing classic criminalistics and beyond.Packed with over 350 full-color illustrations, the book offers a cutting-edge presentation of criminalistics and related laboratory subjects, covering:Trace EvidenceForensic ToxicologyDNA Analysis and its Legal AspectsQuestioned DocumentsDrug AnalysisCrime Scene InvestigationFirearms and Tool marksBiological FluidsFingerprintsIn addition, you get full-chapter, state-of-the-art accounts of topics such as:Forensic Pathology and Traumatic DeathForensic OdontologyForensic AnthropologyForensic TaphonomyRecognition of Bloodstain PatternsFootwear EvidenceTire Imprint EvidenceForensic EngineeringVehicular Accident ReconstructionComputer CrimeForensic Psychology, Psychiatry, and ProfilingHighly respected experts active in each discipline share their expertise, their cases, and up-to-date techniques, while careful editing has made that information accessible to non-scientists. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques offers a clear, comprehensive overview that reveals the breadth and richness of the forensic sciences to students entering the field and practitioners who need to collaborate outside their disciplines. ... Read more

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Forensic Science
Book arrived in Great shape! (Almost like new) Well worth the money..Thank you..

Great!
Thank you so much. The book is in great condition and it is way cheaper than at my campus bookstore. I will be using it tomorrow for the first time. Will definitely use seller again!

Forensics
This book isn't set for beginners in forensics- it's more advanced and there is a lot of good information for more advanced students. Alot of technical terminology and analysis information.

Forensic Science: An Intro @nd Edition
I'd like to write a review but I have not received the book, yet!It should have been delivered between Jan 12-28 and it is now Feb 7.I will very likely never order a book from Amazon again.

Excellent textbook
I have evaluated several of the forensic textbooks for a course in forensic science and have used both of Saferstein's books (Criminalistics; Forensic Science) in past courses.After viewing James and Norby, I have concluded that it is superior in both coverage and detail to any of the other textbooks and will be using it in courses at the college level for both criminal justice and science majors.No textbook is perfect and some supplementation is always needed, but this book comes the closest to comprehensive coverage of the topic. ... Read more

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Transportation Disaster Response Handbook presents information and strategies for dealing with all types of disasters and looks at the unique aspects of transportation-related incidents. It outlines how to prepare for emergencies, what to expect during a disaster, how individuals within the emergency agencies should respond, and how these agencies can quickly mobilize to minimize damage and provide assistance to victims.

This practical handbook shows you how to:

· Design a disaster preparedness plan
· Assess and clarify incidents as soon as they occur
· Anticipate and handle issues for each type of disaster
· Assist victims and provide aid to emergency personnel
· Coordinate with emergency units and aid groups
· Search for and recover physical evidence
· Deal with the media
· Plan business recovery
· And much more!

The authors use examples of real disasters to illustrate key points and show how to effectively implement strategies before, during, and after a disaster.The Handbook will be an essential resource for police, fire fighters, medical professionals, government and military groups, transportation officials, emergency response planners, aid groups, forensic investigators, and security and business managers.

Design a disaster preparedness plan
Assess and clarify incidents as soon as they occur
Anticipate and handle issues for each type of disaster
Assist victims and provide aid to emergency personnel
Coordinate with emergency units and aid groups
Search for and recover physical evidence
Deal with the media
Plan business recovery
And much more! ... Read more

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Fabulous
I took a Terrorism class with Dr. Levinson this summer.The book is great, very thorough.It gives a clear understanding about disaster planning, brilliant! ... Read more

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The purpose of the Handbook of Forensic Services is to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting, preserving, packaging, and shipping evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI's Laboratory Division and Investigative Technology Division. 180 pgs. ... Read more

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For most people, the forensic sciences are something reported on the news when a crime is solved through DNA evidence, or used as a plot twist for television shows. But behind the crime-scene tape and the doors of the morgue is a world never seen by the public. Now famed pathologist and medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden and award-winning writer Marion Roach take readers into the laboratory, above the autopsy table, onto the witness stand and out in the field to show how advances in forensic science can solve crucial questions in a criminal case, often with startling accuracy.

Baden and Roach reveal how a key clue to the killer of Nicole Brown Simpson was lost when her body was moved to the morgue, and why the JonBenet Ramsey case can never be solved. They show how no clue is too small to be analyzed and no case too old to be reopened. Full of behind-the-scenes drama and surprising revelations, Dead Reckoning is a fascinating look at how forensic science is changing the way we convict the guilty and free the innocent. ... Read more

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Interesting content
Excellent review of interesting cases and the people who make the various areas of forensic science work for us.

Entertaining and Enlightening!
The pair have a way with words! I could not put this book down, it only took 24 hours to read and I was up set when I was done! I wanted more! The way Dr. Baden tells his stories are wonderful, I look forward to reading more from this pair!

For the true crime junkies...
If you enjoy forensic science and true crime literature this book will keep you entertained.However, I don't think it is Dr. Baden's best work.The organization of the book was a bit scattered and overall, it can't decide if it is a textbook, an autobiography or a work of non-fiction.

The strongest parts of the book were his descriptions of the "gods" of the forensics world:Henry Lee, the blood spatter expert and the entomology guru.He makes these men leap off the pages and you find yourself truly fascinated by their morbid daily activities that contribute so much to forensic science.It was a great primer on these little known, much appreciated scientists.

In some places, there was WAY too much detail, I was bored as I imagined I was reading a student's textbook.The true crime genre is a tricky one - you need enough details to keep the audience interested, but not too many they feel you're lecturing to them.This book doesn't quite get that balance right.

Overall the book was disjointed, and I was puzzled as to why Dr. Baden kept peppering chapters with his own dysfunctional childhood details or droning on about his skill in talking to juries while thwarting defense attorneys.I have read other books by Dr. Baden and have seen his HBO specials and I found him to be smart, engaging and completely competent.In this book, he would have done better to eliminate his own egocentric random details and just describe the pure process of the science and the men who do it.

Finally the pictures in the middle seem placed there gratuitously, referring to certain stories haphazardly.It would have been better organized had all of the pictures been placed in the corresponding chapters.Plus, some more relevant pictures might have been more appropriate.

I think if you are a newcomer to the forensic science genre, there are better books to keep your interest.If you're not, this book has some good parts, but disappoints overall.

Exceptionally Good.A Keeper.
The book meets all of my standards for 5 stars: Interesting subject, spell-binding story, and well-written. Plus Baden includes comments about the dummies who work as cops, attorneys, judges, medicos, and technicians. These people make life difficult for the real stars: competent cops, attorneys, judges, etc. I especially like how Baden walks you through what he does, commenting on the professional arcana of his craft. Any professional who fails to talk about his tools is suspect, in my book. This book will serve you well if youre writing about true crime.

Author of Practical Homicide Investigation
DEAD RECKONING: The New Science of Catching Killers provides the reader with an inside look into the exciting world of forensic science as the authors explain the scientific detection of cause, manner and mechanism of death.The authors' presentation, which includes exquisite case histories as well as down-to-earth clarification of scientific details with understandable illustration, formulates a captivating read.

As a homicide and forensic consultant I appreciate the importance of trace evidence and how significant such microscopic evidence can be in conducting a homicide investigation.DEAD RECKONING: The New Science of Catching Killers, emphasizes how crucial physical evidence can be.More importantly, physical evidence represents the "unimpeachable witness."It cannot be clouded by a faulty memory, prejudice, poor eyesight or one of many human frailties.As the authors state; "It is reproducible, preservable and ultimately the most reliable witness any cop or D.A. could ever dream of."

DEAD RECKONING: The New Science of Catching Killers is a must read for anyone who has a passionate enthusiasm for forensic science and its application to the investigative process.The authors provide the reader with real life case examples and information about the intricacies of the medicolegal autopsy, the use of blood stain pattern analysis, the analysis of maggots in estimating time of death, facial reconstruction, hair analysis, forensic odontology and the forensic exhumation.

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