Forensic Science Today, Second Edition - Softcover

Lee, Henry C.; Taft, George M.; Taylor, Kimberly A.; Hencken, Jeanette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193326487X ISBN 13: 9781933264875

Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., 2009

Synopsis

Forensic Science Today, Second Edition takes a scientific yet exciting approach to the study of Forensics. The textbook and instructor’s companion CD-ROM cover many of the diverse aspects of forensic science. The text has been revised and updated to include the most recent information. Concepts are taught in practical and meaningful ways, and chapters and sections have been integrated to facilitate learning and teaching. Forensic Science Today, Second Edition is an exceptional choice for college, law enforcement, and upper division high school introduction to forensic science classes. Written by the world’s most prominent forensic scientists, experts and forensic science educators, Forensic Science Today is an excellent way for students to explore the fascinating world of forensic science, and an invaluable resource for instructors. This is the student's textbook that provides a comprehensive view of the many careers in forensic science and an introduction to the types of evidence, and how they are collected and used in real world situations. This is an excellent, interesting and easy to read student text on an exciting career area. The teacher's edition with CD-ROM is also available.

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About the Author

Dr. Henry C. Lee is one of the world’s foremost forensic scientists. Dr. Lee’s work has made him a landmark in modern-day criminal investigations. He has been a prominent player in many of the most challenging cases of the last 45 years. Dr. Lee has worked with law enforcement agencies in helping to solve more than 6000 cases. In recent years, his travels have taken him to England, Bosnia, China, Brunei, Bermuda, Middle East, South America and other locations around the world. Dr. Lee’s work figured prominently in the Kennedy assassination, Wood chipper murders, Vincent Foster’s death investigation and O. J. Simpson trial, and in convictions of the “Woodchopper” murderer as well as hundreds of other murder cases. Dr. Lee has assisted local and state police in their investigations of other famous crimes, such as the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado, the 1993 suicide of White House Counsel Vincent Foster, the murder of Chandra Levy, the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and the reinvestigation of the Kennedy assassination. Dr. Lee is currently the Chief Emeritus for the Scientific Services and was the Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Connecticut from 1998 to 2000 and served as Chief Criminalist for the State of Connecticut from 1979 to 2000. Dr. Lee was the driving force in establishing a modern State Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Connecticut. He has also taught as a professor at more than a dozen universities, law schools, and medical schools. Dr. Lee lectures throughout the country and world to police, Universities and civic organizations. He has authored hundreds of articles in professional journals and has co-authored more than thirty books, covering such area as DNA, Fingerprints, Trace Evidence, Crime Scene Investigation and Crime Scene Reconstruction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 193326487X
• ISBN 13: 9781933264875
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 276