General and Introductory Criminalistics


updated 10.25.02

Principles & Practice of Criminalistics: The Profession of Forensic Science
Recommended for the forensic science professional and the advanced forensic science student
Keith Inman and Norah Rudin
CRC Press, September, 2000
Hardcover

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The Canadian Journal of Forensic Sciences
The CACNews, 4th Quarter, 2001, pg. 9


Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 8th Edition
Recommended for the forensic science student
Richard Saferstein
Prentice Hall, June, 2003
Hardcover


Forensic Science Laboratory Experiment Manual and Workbook
Thomas Kubic, Nicolas Petraco, Jonathan D. Sauer
CRC Press, November, 2002
Paperback


Encyclopedia of Forensic Science: A Compendium of Detective Fact and Fiction
Barbara Gardner Conklin, Dennis Shortelle, Robert Gardner
Oryx Press, May, 2002
Hardcover


Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques
Stuart H. James (Editor), Jon J. Nordby
CRC Press, August, 2002
Hardcover


Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences (3-Volume Set)
Jay A. Siegel, Geoffrey C. Knupfer, Pekka J. Saukko, Jay M. Siegel
Academic Press, August, 2000
Hardcover

Encyclopedia of Forensic Science

William J. Tillstone
ABC - Clio, February 2001
Hardcover


Criminal Investigation : A Method for Reconstructing the Past
James W. Osterburg, Richard H. Ward
Anderson Pub Co, February 2000
Paperback


Forensic Science Glossary
John C. Brenner
CRC Press, August 1999
Paperback

Forensic Science Handbook
Still a good reference for the working professional
Richard Saferstein
Prentice Hall, November 1981
Hardcover


Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 2
Still a good reference for the working professional
Richard Saferstein (Editor)
Prentice Hall, January 1988
Hardcover


Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 3
Still a good reference for the working professional
Richard Saferstein (Editor)
Regents/Prentice Hall, April 1993
Hardcover


Forensic Science: An Introduction to Criminalistics
Still a good reference for the working professional
Peter. R. DeForest, Henry C. Lee, Robert E.Gaensslen
McGraw-Hill, 1983
Hardcover


Introduction to Forensic Sciences, 2nd Edition
William G. Eckert
CRC Press, December, 1996
Hardcover


More Chemistry and Crime: From Marsh Arsenic Test to DNA Profile
Samuel M. Gerber (Editor), Richard Saferstein (Editor)
American Chemical Society, 1997

Crime Investigation
Officially out-of-print, but worth locating a copy
Paul Leland Kirk, John I. Thornton


Beyond the Crime Lab: The New Science of Investigation
Jon Zonderman
John Wiley & Sons, May 1990
Hardcover


Crime Lab: A Guide for Nonscientists
John Houde
Calico Press, September1998
Hardcover


Individualization: Principles and Procedures in Criminalistics
Harold Tuthill
Lightning Powder Company, Inc., 1994
Paperback


Biometrics, Personal Identification in Networked Society : Personal Identification in Networked Society (The Kluwer International Series in engineering)
Contains a chapter on DNA by Norah Rudin and Keith Inman
Anil Jain, Ruud Bolle, Sharath Pankanti (Editors)
Kluwer Academic Publishers, July, 1999
Hardcover


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