With plenty of insider's insight--and without pulling any punches--Kollmann introduces the real science and the actual process of crime scene investigation as she recounts her life as a CSI in all its fascinating and gritty detail.

Get started in a position that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to enter the field of forensics. Book jacket.

Eighty jobs are described with at least two pages covering the description, salaries, employment prospects, advancement prospects, education and training, experience, special skills, personality traits, unions and associations, and tips for entry. Each job is sectioned under one of 14 areas: crime scene and criminal investigation personnel; crime lab personnel; criminalists; medicolegal death investigation; forensic experts in the areas of art and multimedia, health and medicine, natural sciences, mathematics and computer science, engineering and construction, behavioral sciences, business, and language and speech; jurisprudence experts; and forensic science educators, researchers, and reporters. Appendices list further resources, certification programs, and unions and associations. Annotation #169;2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"In Forensics Under Fire, Jim Fisher makes a compelling case that the problems in the practice of forensic science allow offenders to escape justice and can also lead to the imprisonment of innocent people. Bringing together examples from a host of high-profile criminal cases, Fisher presents daunting evidence that forensic science has a long way to go before it lives up to its potential and the public's expectations."--BOOK JACKET.

Takes you step-by-step into a real crime scene, Examines the evidence and technology used to solve crimes, Filled with detailed diagrams and photographs. Leap into the minds of forensic scientists as they analyze a homicide from case open to case closed. Filled with black-and-white and color photos, The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works takes you into the science behind criminal investigation. Follow a team of experts as they: Respond to a scene, Process and analyze evidence in the laboratory, Perform the autopsy, Prepare for court. Expertly written and filled with scientific information, The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works takes you beyond what you hear on the news and into a world of examination and discovery. Book jacket.

This reference explores the history, present, and future of police work, with special emphasis on forensics. It begins by briefly surveying the scope of criminology, then focuses on criminal investigation in general and forensics in particular. Chapters on evidence cover processes, tools, and techniques for finding, gathering, and analyzing evidence. A section on the body of the crime victim covers investigations on the scene and in the medical examiner's office, with material on toxicology, dental and skeletal evidence, and DNA evidence. A final section looks at emerging areas such as computer crime and identity theft. Margin boxes provide definitions, statistics, quotes, and cases. Appendices list key figures and milestones in the field. Axelrod has written other books in the series. Antinozzi is a special investigator in the Office of the Solicitor General of DeKalb County, Georgia. Annotation #169;2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)