Forensic Science

by Alex Frith

Explains how forensic scientists use different evidence to solve crimes, and presents true-crime cases in comic book format.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, True Crime

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).

Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.

Reviews

[Mistery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinante para fascinados pelas Ciências Forenses. Contém ilustrações excelentes, interessantes relatos de investigações e crimes verídicos, técnicas e exemplificações, glossário dos termos e profissões forenses, tudo isto aliado a uma linguagem simples e acessível. Embora seja destinado ao público jovem e se fique pelo básico, consegue, dentro desse básico, inserir informações ricas e completamente novas. Toda a maneira como o livro foi organizado e estruturado está excelente e foi muito bem conseguida. Uma obra interessante para qualquer público, quer jovem, quer adulto.

[Daniela Rosas · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Crime Sob Investigação" é um livro científico, que nos dá a conhecer como um investigador criminal faz a investigação de um crime até o resolver.
Com uma linguagem simples o autor mostra-nos todo o mundo da Ciência Forense.
Um grande livro sem sombra de dúvida.

[Emerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good info, easy read. It's a good place to start if you want to learn about forensics but it's not really something for advanced people.

[Julie Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun, easy-to use reference. What I liked best was that it gave real-life case examples to illustrate how different elements of forensic science have been used to solve crimes. What I like least was that it was clearly a YA book, so it didn't go into too much depth. But it made a quick reference for proper terminology, and also offered websites and other books to do more in-depth investigation into what forensic science is.

[Cameron johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

😁😁😁

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very informative. I am also reading this with another forensic case book and it has alot of the same cases. This was a super quick read, and has been on my bookshelf for years.

[Carol Pouliot · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for a mystery writer. This is actually a YA book but I found it helpful in the direct and bottom-line way everything is explained.

[Jaime Nieto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahora se ha convertido en mi 4' libro favorito

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book because i love CSI and NCIS - well, almost every crime scene investigation service series (gees, that was a long word!).
The book was very informative - now i know what stuff to use when building a bomb or making a fingerprint.
But i think the book was made for smaller people than me - you know, small kids, because some of the phrases in the book was something you would use in elementary school.
But again, very informative!

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic overview of the subject. Good index, illustrations, actual cases resolved, and snappy text explains the various approaches to applying forensic science techniques and instruments to case examples. Seems that it should work well for high school students considering taking an advanced degree in this field of specialization. Thus it provides prospective students of this field with some understanding of the profession.

[Cam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in 5th grade. It is all about CSIs or crime scene investigators. THe whole book is based on how real CSIs do their job and how it is done. I really liked it.

[Erin Fowler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and interesting. My student handed me this book and said "You gotta read this!" There is a lot about forensic science that I didn't know.

[Madi Sims · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is a great book if you want to be educated on this particular subject. it’s a little young but i found that useful in order to understand everything lol