Essentials of forensic science

An introduction to the field of forensic science, looking at cases and investigative methods related to drugs, poisons, and chemistry, with an examination of the history of forensic toxicology, and discussion of scientific principles, instrumentation, and equipment, drugs and poisons in the body, and forensic drug analysis.

An introduction to the field of forensic science, looking at cases and investigative methods related to criminal investigation, with a definition of evidence, discussion of microscopy, spectroscopy, chromatography, forensic DNA, fingerprints, firearms examination, and testimony and report writing, and information on laboratories and organizations, history, and pioneers.

Discusses the use of minute amounts of evidence traced to their original sources that can be key to criminal investigations.