Resources:

 

Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime, 1st edition,

James E. Girard,

Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008

 

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 8th edition,

Richard Saferstein,

Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 1998.

 

Lab Manual for Criminalistics 8th Edition
Clifton E. Meloan  & Richard E. Saferstein,

ISBN: 0-13-112681-4
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
(Bookstore)

 

Forensic Chemistry
Suzanne Bell
ISBN: 0-13-147835-4
Prentice Hall  2006
(Friesen Copy)

Forensic Chemistry: Laboratory Manual
Suzanne Bell
ISBN: 0-13-185252-3
Prentice Hall 2006
(Friesen Copy)

 

Cracking Cases: the science of solving crimes

Henry Lee & Thomas O’Neil

Prometheus Books, 2002

1-57392-985-9

(Library: HV 8073.L44 2002)

 

Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques

Stuart James & Jon Nordby

CRC Press, 2003

0-8493-1246-9

(Library: HV 8073.F5835 2003)

 

Trace Evidence Analysis: More Cases in Mute Witnesses
Max M. Houck, editor

Elsevier Academic Press 2004

(Library: HV 8073.T63 2004)

 

Forensic Science: Modern Methods of Solving Crime

Max M. Houck

Praeger Publishers, 2007

(Library: HV 8073.H76 2007)

 

Crime Scene Investigation, Criminalistics, and the Law

Thomas Buckles

Thomson, Delmar Learning 2007

(Library: HV 8073.B75 2007)

 

Forensic analysis on the cutting edge: new methods for trace evidence analysis

Robert D. Blackledge, editor

(Library: HV 8073.F557 2007)

 

Criminal Investigation: Basic Perspectives, 10th edition

Paul Weston & Charles Lushbaugh

Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2003

0-13-118859-3

(Friesen Copy)

 

Forensic Science

Andrew Jackson & Julie Jackson

Pearson/Prentice Hall  2004

0-130-43251-2

(Friesen copy)

 

Forensic Science: Laboratory Experiments Manual and Workbook

Thomas Kubic & Nicholas Petraco

CRC Press, 2002

0-8493-1508-5

(Friesen copy)

 

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The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World’s Most Baffling Crimes.

Colin Evans

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.1996

0-471-28369-X or 0-471-07650-3

 

The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation

N.E. Genge

Ballantine Books 2002

0-345-45203-8 (hc)

 

The Forensic Science of C.S.I.

Ketherine Ramsland

Berkley Boulevard Books (2001)

0-425-18359-9

Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases, 4th edition,
A. Moenssens, J. E. Starrs, C. E. Henderson, and F. E. Inbau, 
Foundation Press, Westbury, New York, 1995. (An authoritative text on law and forensic evidence providing both the scientific background for the work of a forensic scientist and the legal application of the results obtained.)

Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, 6th edition,
B. A. J. Fisher, (earlier editions with A. Svensson, and O. Wendell),
CRC Press, Boca Raton,
(This book is recognized as the classic work on crime scene investigation and the appropriate chapters should be consulted before processing the crime and before handling the evidence in the crime lab.)

A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes

M. Lee Goff (2000)

Harvard University Press

(Oak Park Library)

Solving Crimes: Pioneers of Forensic Science.
Ron Fridell
Franklin Watts (2000)

Bodies of Evidence: The Fascinating World of Forensic Science and How it Helped Solve More Than 100 True Crimes.
Brian Innes
Reader’s Digest, 2000

What the Corpse Revealed: Murder and the Science of Forensic Detection.
Hugh Miller
St.
Martin’s Press 1999

Threads of Evidence: Using Forensic Science to Solve Crimes
Herman Silverstein
Twenty-First Century Books 1996

Forensic Science: An Introduction to Criminalistics
P.R. DeForest, R.E. Gaensslen, H.C. Lee
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1997

Hidden Evidence: Forty True Crimes and How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them.
David Owen
Firefly Books, 2000

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Crime-Solving Science Projects: Forensic Science Experiments*

Kenneth G. Rainis

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers

 

Forgeries, Fingerprints, and Forensics

Janice Parker

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers

 

Detective Science: 40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids

Jim Wiese (1996)

John Wiley & Sons

 

Spy Science: 40 Secret-Sleuthing, Code-Cracking, Spy-Catching Activities for Kids*

Jim Wiese

John Wiley & Sons

 

Dirt & Grime, Like You’ve Never Seen

Vicki Cobb

Scholastic Paperbacks (1998)

 

Crime lab Chemistry: Teacher’s Guide*

Jacqueline Barber (1989)

GEMS – Great Explorations in Math & Science

 

Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science for Grades 6-12*

Pam Walker, Elaine Wood, Christopher Stone (1998)

Center for Applied Research

 

Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles: Mini Mysteries for You to Solve*

Falcon Travis

Sterling Publications

 

http://www.forenscidan.com/Bookstore/kids.html

 

Eyewitness Books: Crime & Detection

Brian Lane

Alfred A. Knopf

River Forest Library

 

* Dr. Friesen’s Personal Library

 

Journals:

 

The Internet Journal of Forensic Science (http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijfs/front.xml)

Forensic Science Communications: FBI (http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/current/index.htm)

 

Forensic Science International (UIC online) (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505512/description#description)

 

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (UIC online)

 

Analytical Chemistry: ACS journal (UIC online, UIC Chemistry Library)

 

Journal of the Forensic Sciences (UIC Library of Health Sciences)

(http://journalsip.astm.org/JOURNALS/FORENSIC/jofs_home.html)

 

Journal of Analytical Toxicology (UIC Library of Health Sciences)

 

Forensic Science Review (UIC Library of Health Sciences)

 

Journal of Forensic Identification (UIC Library of Health Sciences)

 

Journal of Chemical Education (Dominican University)

 

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal (http://www.csfs.ca/journal/journal.htm)

 

Canadian Journal of Criminology: Canadian Criminal Justice Association

 

Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology & Police Science

 

Science & Justice