Customer Reviews
An invaluable resource - By: C. Bursnell, 29 Jan 2008 
I have been using this book for the three years of my degree, originally buying the first edition then the second when it was published. This is an invaluable resource for 1st year Forensic Science students & the comprehensive introductory material provides good reading for any budding CSI. Throughout my degree I have returned to this book, either as a refresher for learned material or as an introduction to further reading. The content is accessible & I have found that reading this material prior to further reading gives you the background knowledge necessary to understand more detailed specific subject texts.
The second edition does contain useful new material, including birefringence of fibres & archaeology. There is a tremendous amount of good accessible informationin here, I can highly recommend it.
Excellent - By: Louise Maynard-wallace, 20 Sep 2006 Andrew Jackson is one of the lecturers on my Forensic Science course at Uni, so it was no surprise to find this book was listed as a core text. I used it practically every dayin my first year & now I'm starting my second year I imagine I'll still refer to it for useful information.
I've found it very helpful, interesting & not too complicated (while also not being patronising like some other books).
I would greatly recommend it to anyone who is fascinated by the subject, or for those who have a genuine interestin pursuing it beyond the boundaries of "just for pleasure".
Students - By: , 19 Oct 2005 i am a currently a student doing a forensic science degree & i find this book very helpful! as it has all releivant information & is easy to read over all it is a very good book!.
Great book! - By: , 26 Jun 2005 I bought this book as an aid for my Forensic Science degree course & it has been extremely helpful. It contains useful & informative sections on items such as DNA, footwear impressions analysis, explosives, fibres, court procedures etc. The illustrations are also good. I found the book easy to digest & understand, definately recommended, regardless of whether you are studying this as a subject or just want to know more about forensic science.
Forensic Science Textbook Review - By: , 10 Aug 2004 This book provides information on a wide range of Forensic techniques & enables the reader to gain an understanding of the many areas associated with Forensic Science. The use of photographs, diagrams & charts clearly displays the most important facts & makes the more difficult topics more easily comprehensible. I recommend this text for anyone interestedin this subject area.
