Forensic Science, Jim Fraser
Forensic Science, Jim Fraser
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Forensic Science
A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

Author: Jim Fraser

Narrator: Charles Constant

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/27/2021


Synopsis

Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profiling work? How can it help solve crimes that happened twenty years ago? In forensic science, a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tire mark. Complex scientific findings must be considered carefully and dispassionately, and communicated with clarity, simplicity, and precision.

In this Very Short Introduction, Jim Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime. He begins at the crime scene itself, explaining the principles and processes of crime scene management, and drawing on his own personal experience of high profile cases. Fraser explores how forensic scientists work; from the reconstruction of events to laboratory examinations. He considers the techniques they use, such as fingerprinting, and goes on to highlight the immense impact DNA profiling has had. Providing examples from forensic science cases in the UK, US, and other countries, he considers the techniques and challenges faced around the world. This new edition has been fully updated to take into account developments in areas such as DNA analysis and drug analysis, and the growing field of digital forensics.

About Jim Fraser

Jim Fraser has forty years' experience in forensic science and has worked on many high profile cases, in various roles, including as an expert witness, case reviewer, senior police manager, policy adviser, and researcher. He has also advised many public agencies including police organizations in the UK and abroad, the Home Office, the Scottish Parliament, and the UK Parliament. He is a research professor in forensic science at the University of Strathclyde, as well as a member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and Independent Chair of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service technical advisory committee on forensic science.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mohammed Aymen on January 31, 2021

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 a......more

Goodreads review by Amy on January 04, 2020

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......more

Goodreads review by Sylvester on February 27, 2016

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.......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on March 25, 2016

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