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Title: The Forensic Science of C.S.I by Katherine M. Ramsland ISBN: 0-425-18359-9 Publisher: Boulevard (Trd Pap) Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: "Some reading between the lines for the TV series CSI."
Comment: "The Forensic Science of C.S.I." by Katherine Ramsland, ISBN 0-425-18359-9 (ppb), Berkly Blvd. Books 2001 - is a 242 page exposition by established writer (15 books plus masters in forensics) cleverly utilizing the characters, plots and forensics presented in the popular TV series "C.S.I."
It is helpful (but not essential) to have followed "CSI" on TV as Ramsland's reference to the TV shows' titles and characters is merely a ploy in her easy-to-read presentation of basic modern forensics. Indeed, she skillfully introduces and outlines, in a series of 11 chapters, the crime scene and the elements of crime scene reconstruction including criminal logic, deceptions, and forensic puzzles & methodology in up-to-date evidence collection. Indeed, the last chapter "Evidence Response" is especially well presented.
Aside from the oft encountered confusion in definition of "trace evidence", the book is excellent from the standpoint of crime scene coverage, categorization of forensic methodologies, and readability. It has an excellent glossary (13 p.), consequential references (4 p.), and helpful index (11 p.). The book is informative, well organized, priced fairly and is thusly recommended.
Rating: 3
Summary: not bad at all
Comment: If you are a serious fan of CSI or if you are fascinated by forensic science then this book might belong in your collection. The author actually has a degree in the subject so she really knows what she's talking about. The good points about the book are: You get a quick overview of how crimes are really solved. It's not by the flashy cop like in the movies it's by the CSI person in the lab. The author liberally sprinkles examples real life crimes and how use or misuse of evidence affected the outcome. For instance she shows how the JonBenet Ramsey crime scene was ruined and why the coroner will never be able to get an approximate time of death. She also mentions the O.J. Simpson case. Poor handling of physical evidence turned the tide there. The only objections I have to the book are the design problems. The brittle paper feels horrible... your visible fingerprints will be left on it... frankly for the cost of this book I think the publisher could've made a better looking product.
Rating: 5
Summary: this book is a 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: this book tells you everything you need to know about forensics. It is the best science text i have ever read. from the scene to the autopsy table, it has it all. if you like the show CSI and the CSI books by Max Allen Collins, you'll love this! it gives you real life examples, lists , and explanations on every page. it also has an awesome glossary and reference. LOVE IT!!!!!!
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Title: The Forensic Casebook : The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire E. Genge ISBN: 0345452038 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes by Colin Evans ISBN: 047128369X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 16 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers by Blythe Camenson ISBN: 0658001027 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 31 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Crime Scene by Larry Ragle ISBN: 0380773791 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner by Michael M. Baden ISBN: 0804105995 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 28 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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