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  1. MacsGirlMel

    MacsGirlMel Mac's Personal Assistant

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    Anyone find any good books on forensics, or TV shows? I should try Forensic Files but I haven't yet...

    The library where I work has Forensics for Dummies and there's also a Crime Scene Investigation handbook that I've read and Idiot's Guide To Forensics, which I'm requesting. PS Read the CSI show guide too...darn forgot the title, not the companion, the other one, that's not official and talks about the science.

    Anyone else?
     
  2. Dynamo1

    Dynamo1 Head of the Swing Shift

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    There were a few books mentioned in the "following the trivia game" thread in this forum. One you did not mention that I saw listed on Amazon.com is:

    "Forensic Science of CSI" by Katherine M. Ramsland (Publisher Berkley Trade, September 4, 2001). Description: From DNA typing and ballistics, to bitemark and blood pattern analysis, here are detailed accounts of the actual techniques used in today's crime investigations. Prominent experts in the field offer rare glimpses into cases ranging from missing persons to murder. For fans of the television show, as well as true crime buffs and science readers - this is the real thing.

    One TV series that lasted a few episodes was a half-hour show called "Forensics Academy." It followed some students around a real school with a different topic each week, such as ballistics, fingerprints, etc. I think it was on the CourtTV cable channel about two years ago.
     
  3. MacsGirlMel

    MacsGirlMel Mac's Personal Assistant

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    that was what I was trying to think of, but I'd forgotten the title. Thanks for posting it for me. I read it as well. And she wrote a sequel called CSI Effect but I've no idea if it's out yet.

    A good show for the anthropology angle is Skeleton Stories on Discovery Health. Dr.G, Medical Examiner covers the pathology angle.

    I also forgot about New Detectives on regular Discovery...not sure if it's still on or not.
     
  4. feenx

    feenx Coroner

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    I just recently read "Forensic Nurse" by Serita Stevens.
     
  5. VManso

    VManso CSI Level Two

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    I just recently finished reading "Crime Science:Methods of Forensic Detection" by Joe Nickell and John F. Fischer.
     
  6. WolfeSanders

    WolfeSanders CSI Level One

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    I have so many books about Forensic Science.

    The Illustrated Guide to Forensics
    By: Dr. Zakaria Elzihclioglu

    Body in Question
    By: Brian Innes

    The Forensic Casebook (My personal favorite, by far!)
    By: N. E. Genge

    Silent Evidence
    By: Charles Meyers

    The Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
    By: Brian Lane

    Crime Scene
    By: Larry Ragle

    And there is a television program on (at least in the US) that is called "The New Detectives" and I believe it is on the Discovery Channel as well as TLC on occasion. It is all about the different areas of forensic science. It's a great show!
     
  7. VManso

    VManso CSI Level Two

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    I just started reading "Essentials of Forensic Anthropology Especially as Developed in the United States" by T.D. Stewart. And yesterday , I received "Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation" by Charles E. O'Hara. And I'll be getting two more that I ordered very soon; one being Saperstein's book, 7th ed.; the other "Techmiques of Criminal of Investigation" by Barry A. J. Fisher. I 'm also searching for "Individualization:principles and Procedures in Criminalistics" by Harold Tuthill.
     
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    VManso CSI Level Two

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    Dynamo,
    Katherine Ramsland has since written a sequel entitled "The CSI Effect".
     
  9. feenx

    feenx Coroner

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    hey thanks for posting them, i'll problably go see if my local library has them.
     
  10. VManso

    VManso CSI Level Two

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    Where do you live, feenx?
     
  11. feenx

    feenx Coroner

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    I live in Cali.
     
  12. VManso

    VManso CSI Level Two

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    So do I. In Santa Rosa.
     
  13. CSI_Chic

    CSI_Chic Police Officer

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    oh there was a tv show on the other day. I think it was called Crime Scene _________? It was on like Discovery channel or something simular
    On Court Tv (in the us) there is a show called
    Forensic Files
    LA Forensics
     
  14. FlackAttack

    FlackAttack Prime Suspect

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    Although this is more skewed towards forensic pathology, I've enjoyed the books written by Dr. Michael Baden. He was the former NYC ME. His non-fiction books are: "Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner" and "Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers". His latest book is a fiction title called "Remains Silent". He was also host of the show "Autopsy" on HBO. Interesting stuff.
     
  15. VManso

    VManso CSI Level Two

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    What channel is Court Tv?
     

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