Forensic Science: Discover the fascinating science of crime science analysis, by Tom Jackson and Paul Knepper (New Burlington, 2025, $18.999HC, 176pp)
Yup, every once in a while, I break down and spend some time at a bookstore like I did last week (as if I don't get enough books to review as it is!). I tell myself I'm just looking. . . . and end up with a bookbag full of new reading.
I was especially excited about this book, Forensic Science. It is sort of like an idiot's guide or a dummie's guide, full of short chapters (one pagers), cute illustrations in few colors, and, I hoped, elementary, though I had taken a course in forensic anthropology and several criminology courses.
Here is the table of contents to give you an idea of what the book covers:
And a sample page about blood spatter:
Basically, each page is a paragraph or two plus a simplified graphic or illustration which may or may not help with the text. It is also helpful to have the chapter titles at the bottom of each page. Pages are white or very pastel, giving a clean look.
The Reader Can't Get Lost!
With a basic table of contents plus a sub-table of contents in more detail on each inside chapter page, the readers simply can't get lost, though they can easily skip around from topic to topic, as the average readers know a bit about a lot of them. Now they will know more.
This series also has a title about AI, artificial intelligence (though if you went to an ag college, AI will always be artificial insemination), but I selected an AI book from another series to give you more information. Check back for that one tomorrow.
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