Crime Lab: A Guide for Nonscientists

A guide to forensic analysis describes the processes, instruments, and techniques used by criminalists as they probe for clues among fibers, footprints, and DNA

John Houde, B.S., D.A.B.C., is a board certified, twenty-year veteran criminalist and the author of over twenty articles on the subject of forensic science. His articles have appeared in such publications as The California Narcotic Officer and the Journal of Forensic Sciences. He is in his seventh year as publisher of the CACNews, the official journal of the California Association of Criminalists, which represents over 500 criminalists worldwide. John has spent much of his career educating juries, investigators and attorneys in various topics of forensic science. His specialty areas include the analysis of narcotics, trace and fire debris evidence.