Forensic Science: Crime Scene Analysis

by David Elio Malocco

Welcome to the Second Edition of the best selling book Forensic Science Crime Scene Analysis. Little did we know in 2014 that this small book would become so popular and remain popular for over a year. We looked at ways at improving it and we have done so.

The Second Edition has been revised, updated and greatly expanded. It is now more than twice the size of the original book with extra sections on forensic photography, blood spatter analysis, trace evidence, impressions, ballistics, bomb-making, explosives, toxicology, digital evidence, search warrants, forensic computer investigation, DNA testing and advances, Miranda rights, police interrogation techniques, and the law relating to the admissibility of confessions.

There is also a much extended Glossary and complete new chapters on the Admissibility of Expert Evidence and Criminal Law Evidence.

This is the perfect starter book for Forensic Science students an provides a solid introduction into the subject.

Recommended for forensic science students, criminologists, law enforcement agents, criminal lawyers and basically anyone interested in crime.

Genres: Science

215 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 29, 2014

Reviews

[Lynda Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I packed this in at 18%. A pity as it could've been an intriguing read but it's presented horribly with clearly no professional editing done and therefore not for this reader. I was taking in all he'd written and would then get totally distracted by a spelling mistake !! Highly irritating.
This line baffled me completely-";the recording of evidence recovery plans the documenting actions at the scene"-it just sounds like waffle and then accurate was used when accurately was meant and photograph and not photographer and when I read this line-"...CS investigators will only to spray luminol as a last resort"......I'd seen enough by then.

[Tshepang · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is an interesting book

[J-mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

You: What’s next a textbook?
Me: Yes

[Whistler's Mom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remember, nothing vanishes without a trace!

If you're thinking about taking up a life of crime, better stick to shop-lifting. According to this author getting by with murder is harder than it sounds. And all those cute tricks you THINK you know to cover up the evidence are as useless as boobs on a bull.

Don't bother trying to wash the blood away. Luminol will show up even tiny spatters, which can then be tested to determine if it's blood. Wiping surfaces with a cloth doesn't destroy fingerprints completely. That requires strong bleach. And don't waste your time filing the serial number off the murder weapon. There are at least three methods to retrieve those numbers and the odds are not in your favor. Getting nervous?

The author compiled this information for the benefit of those who need an introduction to forensic science and to correct some of the mis-information that viewers pick up from television shows and movies. It's been so long since I watched TV (think DRAGNET) I'm no expert here.

I remember seeing small screen cops using handkerchiefs to open doors and picking up guns with a pencil stuck in the barrel. Both of these are no-no's and more likely to destroy evidence than to preserve it. Wearing gloves is the preferred technique, which explains why cops now seem to live in latex gloves. They're not just for body cavity searches anymore.

I was particularly impressed with the section on forensic photography, never having realized its scope and importance. I've read many classic detective stories, including Hilary Waugh's famous police procedurals. I guess the gruff, grizzled old police chief calling the local newspaper photographer down to take a few pictures of the body before it's moved is a thing of the past.

Going back even further than that, I recall stories that involved a matching pair of dueling pistols and the confusion of trying to figure out which one was used. Turns out the striation marks produced by a firearm are as individual as fingerprints.

There's a lot of information packed into this well-written book and some readers may want to skim and skip around a bit. I thought it was fascinating and I can't believe how much I learned from it.

[Vikas Datta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite well-done and quite interesting...

[Brooklynn Durham]

I LOVED THIS BOOK!

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[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has very good and interesting content, but also has many grammatical errors. This makes it very difficult to read.

[Auston Nolan]

I think this is a very good book. If you plan to go into any field of criminal justice this is a good and interesting book to read. It tells how crime scenes are investigated and how they find evidence to these cases. From blood spatter to fingerprints nothing is left unnoticed. It explains how they can find even the smallest traces and make them into evidence against the suspects.It also tells some jobs that help this including crime scene investigators, blood spatter analysts, and many more. It tells the legal stand points of how to undergo investigating and the sciences required to do so. Crime scenes go from where the crime happened all the way back to a lab. In the lab they use microscopes and many other tools to debunk all the evidence they find to tell if it is reliable or not. It explains how they can take partial finger prints to tell who did it. They also use blood spatter to tell how it is done. Each drip of blood helps decide what kind of killer did it. The crime scene is one of the most important parts of a crime and needs to be left alone exactly how it is. This book is definetly a good read for anyone interested in this field.