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Title: Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook by Henry C. Lee, Timothy Palmbach, Marilyn T. Miller ISBN: 0-12-440830-3 Publisher: Academic Press Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome Book!
Comment: Very informative. Great details. It goes over everything that a person should know.
Rating: 2
Summary: Avoid this book!
Comment: I read this book as a required text for a Masters program in Forensic Science. Having read the previous reviews on the book, I was not expecting a particularly good textbook, but I do not believe that the other reviews do justice to how totally worthless this book is. I feel obliged to write a review of my own to balance the scales, as it were.
First off, the comment regarding the numerous typographical and grammatical errors in the book is grossly understated. I cannot believe that this book ever saw an editor's desk. I have randomly opened the book to several pages, and quickly found the following sentences, which I believe should illustrate my point:
- Most importantly [sic] by keeping the suspect away from the scene, any physical evidence found at the scene that originated from the suspect will link the suspect to the scene only at the time of the crime and not from the suspect having been returned to the scene for identification by victims or witnesses. p.53 (grammatical error, poorly written and confusing)
- Access [sic] the type of scene, the boundary of the scene, and the personnel and equipment needed. p 58. (should read, 'assess')
There are others, as well - alas, I have forgotten the sentence I came across while reading for class that contained a minimum of 5 errors. Yes. One sentence.
My most significant complaint, however, is that the book is simply not thorough. This is primarily due to the fact that it appears to have been written for idiots - all the major areas are touched upon, but there appears to be a fear that tackling them in detail would confuse people. So, instead, each technique is mentioned only in passing, leaving the reader with only a very vague overview of what goes on at a crime scene. Any person actually practicing in the field of forensic science is bound to be disappointed by its lack of depth, detail, and 'new' material. This likely also applies to anyone who has read any other books on the subject, whether they are active in the field or not.
For those who are interested in the subject and looking for a much better primer, I would suggest Fisher's 'Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation,' instead. While he does not have the friendly or chatty writing style that Lee has (the only thing going for Lee's book, incidentally), he is significantly more thorough. The book is also more well-regarded in the field, based on everything I have heard. This is not to say that Lee does not have a prominent name in forensics - quite the contrary. But, I would hate to think that anyone would purchase this book on his name alone. He should stick to spoken lectures, at which he is quite excellent.
Rating: 5
Summary: amazing
Comment: i will like to ricieve a copy of this book.
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Title: Cracking Cases: The Science of Solving Crimes by Henry C. Lee, Thomas W. O'Neil ISBN: 1573929859 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire Genge, Ngaire E. Genge, N. E. Genge ISBN: 0345452038 Publisher: Ballantine Publishing Group Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, Seventh Edition by Barry A. J. Fisher ISBN: 084931691X Publisher: CRC Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $89.95 |
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Title: Blood Evidence: How DNA is Revolutionizing the Way We Solve Crimes by Henry Lee, Henry C., Ph.D. Lee, Frank Tirnady ISBN: 0738206024 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Famous Crimes Revisited: From Sacco-Vanzetti to Oj Simpson by Henry C. Lee, Henry, Dr Lee, Jerry Labriola ISBN: 1928782140 Publisher: Strong Books Pub. Date: 05 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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