crime-investigation

by John D. Wright

Criminal Investigation (Crime Investigation) no name

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, True Crime, Crime

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

John D. Wright is an American author and editor living in England. He has been a reporter in London for Time and People magazines, covering such subjects as politics and crime. He is the author of several history books, including The Oxford Dictionary of Civil War Quotations and The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies. Among his other books are Crime Investigation and Unsolved Crimes. He holds the Ph.D. degree in Communications from the University of Texas and has taught writing at three universities.

Reviews

[Angela]

This is an interesting overview of the world of Crime Scene Investigation. It has some nice pictures. Some of the text was hard to read because of the background chosen. I would debate many of the "truths" set forth in this book; however, it is strongly English, so the stuff on what is true in the States is not always accurate. It seems more dated than only 10 years.

[Rabea]

Sehr kurze aber dennoch interessante "Kapitel". Es geht nicht nur um Mord sondern auch um andere Verbrechen wie z.B. Umweltverschmutzung, Geld - und Kunstfälschung etc.. Auch die Berufsfelder und deren Aufgaben werden vorgestellt. Um einen kleinen Überblick über das ganze Feld zu erhalten ist das Buch wirklich zu empfehlen.

[Rick Vickers]

Great book especially for those seeking a police carrier

[Lottie]

3.5

[Jessica Bennett]

Re-reading this as an adult makes me realize how dated this is in several ways, but nonetheless, it’s an interesting field of study, and lots of good information is featured in detail.

[Laura]

This book gives you an over-all summary of criminal investigation but without going into the finer details. I liked it, but I thought that there could have been more in-depth information about the different subjects.

[MJ]

Reading Sections were short paragraphs with nice sidebars and many interesting photos and real life story's. Some inaccuracies in the final chapters dealing with history of fingerprinting. Overall a good read.

[Stacie]

This book was alright. I thought that it was lacking a little detail, at least for my taste. It was good for an overall view of forensics and how people attempt to solve crimes.

[Jessica]

Informative and interesting. It's a cool read for anyone interested in reading about behind the scenes of crime investigation, which I am

[Gina]

A very informative graphic-driven book... a useful tool of research for my story writing process. Love it!