Fundamentals of forensic science / Max M. Houck, PhD, FRSC, Vice President, Forensic and Intelligence Services, LLC; Jay A. Siegel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Forensic Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Dedication; Fundamentals of Forensic Science; Copyright; Contents; Editor: Biographies; Foreword; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgements;
Part 1
Criminal Justice and Forensic Science; Chapter 1
Introduction; WHAT IS FORENSIC SCIENCE?; AREAS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE; A BIT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE HISTORY; FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES; FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY SERVICES; ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES WITH FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES; THE FORENSIC SCIENTIST; SUMMARY; TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Fundamentals of Forensic Science, Third Edition, provides current case studies that reflect the ways professional forensic scientists work, not how forensic academicians teach. The book includes the binding principles of forensic science, including the relationships between people, places, and things as demonstrated by transferred evidence, the context of those people, places, and things, and the meaningfulness of the physical evidence discovered, along with its value in the justice system. Written by two of the leading experts in forensic science today, the book approaches the field from