Forensic ScienceIn 500 alphabetically arranged essays--which range in length from 500 to 3,000 words--Forensic Science approaches its subject from multiple directions.
One primary approach is from the point of view of forensic investigators. Additional essays examine specific types of injuries, diseases, and other medical conditions, such as gunshot and knife wounds, electrical injuries, bubonic plague, hemorrhagic fevers and diseases, and smallpox. Attention is also given to the many professional organizations in forensic science fields, such as the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, and the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. A second broad approach taken by Forensic Science is its coverage of the role of forensic science in the American legal system.