In many ways, global awareness of the ongoing threat of terrorism has expanded the role of criminalistics from traditional examination of crime scene and physical evidence to include assisting Homeland Security in deterring terrorism. Scientists and criminal justice professionals alike must be conscious of one another s efforts and understand the intricate policies and procedures that are evident within the area of forensic science. Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime gives readers an in-depth overview of this hot-button topic and explores the various tasks and actions that take place in crime scenes and laboratories all across the world today. It places criminalistics within the framework of basic chemistry and biology and clearly explains processes to readers with little or no scientific background. Using a unified approach that blends science with criminal justice, this text helps readers understand the necessities and processes of forensic science in the ever-advancing world of crime investigation.
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Watch out: Many mistakes!,
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This review is from: Criminalistics: Forensic Science And Crime (Criminal Justice Illuminated) (Hardcover)
This book is somewhat of an easy, but dull, read. However, watch out: There are WAY too many mistakes. If you have no background in forensic science/criminalistics, you will have a hard time learning the truth when there are so many false statements in this book. I do not recommend this book: It is dull and filled with lies!
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This review is from: Criminalistics: Forensic Science And Crime (Criminal Justice Illuminated) (Hardcover)
A lot of wrong facts which can be misleading. Overall helpful, but dry. Really liked the true-life cases and connections. Important information without it being written over and over and over different ways, like many other books.
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Easy to read, but too many mistakes to take this seriously!,
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This review is from: Criminalistics: Forensic Science And Crime (Criminal Justice Illuminated) (Hardcover)
I used this book for a Forensic Science class this spring. It is very easy to read, but had a lot of mistakes in the reviews at the end of the chapters. I think that these ending sections must have been write by another person because they did not use the proper definitions. Like in Chapter 9: Inorganic Analysis they say plasma is a part of human blood instead of a mixture of gases that conduct electricity because of a significant concentration of cations. In the glass chapter the also mess up the definition of an amorphous solid, they actually say it is a solid with regular order! (this is the exact opposite of the meaning.) These are just the two mistakes that stood out the most, but I am sure there are at least 20 more.
Essentually anyone reviewing with this book is bond to be screwed up unless they already know everything!
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chemical evidence, trace evidence, inorganic analysis, questioned documents, forensic toxicology, convicted offender index, grand rapids study, broach cutter, magnaflux method, masking ink, acid etching method, oil immersion method, microcrystalline tests, cortical fusi, friction ridge impression, new international unit, unjoined letters, underlying ink, alcohol from the blood, tioned sample, unloaded side, trash marks, forensic geologist, indented writing, iodine fuming Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Biological Evidence, Boca Raton, Supreme Court, Pattern Evidence, Review Problems, Fourth Amendment, Drugs of Abuse, Biological Fluids, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Upper Saddle River, Investigating the Crime Scene, Forensic Science Handbook, Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction, New York, Modified Greiss Test, Super Glue, Forensic Characterization of Soil, Forensic Analysis of Glass, Index System, Oklahoma City, Drugs Registration Record, Department of Justice, Criminalist's Notebook, Donald Moeller Browse Sample Pages:
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In cases that involve capital crimes (such as murder), it is standard procedure to establish a pathway that will be used by all who enter the crime scene. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chemical evidence, trace evidence, inorganic analysis, questioned documents, forensic toxicology, convicted offender index, grand rapids study, broach cutter, magnaflux method, masking ink, acid etching method, oil immersion method, microcrystalline tests, cortical fusi, friction ridge impression, new international unit, unjoined letters, underlying ink, alcohol from the blood, tioned sample, unloaded side, trash marks, forensic geologist, indented writing, iodine fuming Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Biological Evidence, Boca Raton, Supreme Court, Pattern Evidence, Review Problems, Fourth Amendment, Drugs of Abuse, Biological Fluids, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Upper Saddle River, Investigating the Crime Scene, Forensic Science Handbook, Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction, New York, Modified Greiss Test, Super Glue, Forensic Characterization of Soil, Forensic Analysis of Glass, Index System, Oklahoma City, Drugs Registration Record, Department of Justice, Criminalist's Notebook, Donald Moeller Browse Sample Pages:
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