The Crime Scene by W. Mark Dale, MBA & Wendy S. Becker, Ph.D.

Kaplan Publishing, December 2007
Paperback, $19.95
7 X 10, 256 pages, Index
B&W photos throughout, color insert 4 pages
ISBN- 13:978-1-4277-9632-5

A detailed view into the various specialists and tasks involved in getting, examining, and preparing presentation material from crime scenes. Some of the techniques have been glamorized by the popular forensic television shows. In this book, the actual processes are presented based on information from experts in the field.

The many examples from cases, photographs showing evidence protection, development and collection along with the informative charts create an in-depth picture of what is would be like to work in the forensics field. Some of the duties require skills such as photography, while others require advanced education or training in areas such as biology, math or chemistry. This book is an excellent resource for anyone thinking of entering the forensics field. For those who write about crime, or whose work will involve them with crime scenes (such as emergency response personnel) this is an excellent easy to read resource. I found it entertaining, enjoyable and informative. *****