Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab

by Richard Saferstein

NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.

For introductory courses in criminalistics and forensic science, and courses in crime scene investigation.

A straightforward, student-friendly primer on forensics
Ideal for nonscientists, Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab provides a stimulating, accessible introduction to forensic science. The authors focus on the practical applications of forensic technologies, integrating scientific methodology into discussions of forensic applications. A major focus is the role of the crime-scene investigator in preserving, recording, and collecting physical evidence at the crime scene. The 4th edition includes significant new information, including content on body worn cameras, the FBI Next Generation Identification system, and the Combined DNA Indexing System, plus a new chapter on forensic biometrics and facial recognition.

Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, 4th Edition, is also available via Revel(TM) , an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Genres: Textbooks, Chemistry, School

624 pages, Unbound

First published April 21, 2008

Reviews

[Mohammed Aymen ALI TALEB · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because I wanted to discover the world of forensic science. We all have watched a movie or a TV show about crimes investigations, but I wanted to know more about how it's done in the real life.

The edition that I had was the second. It consist of 18 Chapters, and each chapter talks about a specific topic (Searching the crime scene, death investigation, document examination...).

The book is well written and well organised. At the end of each chapter there is a summary that helps you understand what you have read so far, and also a couple of questions for you to test yourself. Some case files are included to better understand the topic. The author gives a history background before talking about how to secure, to search and to record a crime scene. Then, the author talks in detail about physical evidence and how they are searched and collected (drugs, firearms, bloodstains...).

The book is really exciting and I had much fun in reading It. It fundamentally changed my point of view of forensic science. I recommend it for all who wants to discover this world.

[Dan Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for a Forensic Science college course I've just completed. Always enjoy a good crime novel or mystery, and relish the same on TV; but this book gives you all of the actual science used in the investigations and, believe me, most crimes are not as easily-solved as books, and movies, and especially half-hour TV programs, would have you believe. Interesting stuff!

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like most of the book was almost in list form. It read more like a list of historical events and techniques instead of an actual textbook. This caused a DNF

[Madilyn Gomm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of all the textbooks I have had to read in my years of schooling, this has been by far the best. Very educational, well organized, and great visual aids.

[Sylvester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forensic Science is an comprehensive textbook covering all the topics one may encounter during their course of learning. It is very well laid out and the appendix was useful, however the depth of the teaching in the book is too shallow for someone who may have background in scientific work.

[Catherine West · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book about how investigations are done at the crime scene and evidence collected and transported to the crime lab.