The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation (Facts on File Crime Library)
Yellow tape indicates that a law has been broken and thus a crime scene investigator has most likely visited the scene to gather evidence. Many different procedures are used during the investigation of a crime; The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation contains more than 300 entries discussing applications and techniques of crime scene investigation. Author Newton is a longtime Baltimore Police Department crime scene investigator and contributor to more than 200 texts in the area of crime.  Arranged A–Z, each entry is a concise description of the topic. There are no further-reading suggestions, although a lengthy bibliography is included. Many entries lack the depth of discussion that other related reference texts supply. For example, the entry on Footprints is one short paragraph within the larger discussion of Impression evidence. Also, the index does not have see also references from shoe print or other synonyms readers might be using. This is unlike Suzanne Bell’s entry for Shoe prints in the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science (Facts On File, 2003). Bell provides a half-page discussion and an image, along with two suggested texts.   Newton’s text does contain biographical entries about pioneers in the field, such as James Marsh, developer of the “Marsh test” for arsenic. Entries also include key cases, such as that of Larry Mayes, the 100th U.S. inmate exonerated by DNA evidence. Appendixes list organic and inorganic compounds. There is also a concise glossary.   This text is stronger than similar titles in the areas of biographical entries and cases; however, the Encyclopedia of Forensic Science is suggested as an overall text on crime scene techniques as the articles are more in-depth and include further-reading suggestions. --Kristen Mastel--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.