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Weed Forensic Science?
Most
library media specialists would love to increase their studentsí
non-fiction leisure reading habits. One sure way to do this
is to provide non-fiction reading materials on current subjects
of high interest, such as forensic science. But do you have
any titles on this topic?
If so, how current are they? Perry Mason era? Quincy era?
Or CSI-ready?
Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
Look
in the 363-364s for titles on this topic of criminology
and detection of crimes. Also look in the 614-615s for titles
on medical forensics and toxicology - and if you have some
worthwhile titles here that are of interest in criminal
forensics you might consider reclassifying. The reference
section probably wonít have any titles but the AV collection
might have one or two.
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
Criteria
for weeding this section includes evaluating titles according
to content and currency.
Some
forensic science techniques have been around and accepted
for decades. Fingerprinting (or dactylography) was first
used in England in the early 1900s for a criminal prosecution
and yet it is still widely used and respected. Titles that
describe historical crime detection using tools of that
day are still valuable to todayís readers.
 But
there are now techniques used that are much more recently
developed - everything from cyberforensics to forensic meteorology.
Your students are probably very aware of many of those new
techniques due to hours logged watching todayís popular
crime detection TV shows and movies. Because of this, you
need to consider weeding any title that even suggests a
comprehensive look at the use of forensic science now. And
you will need to be ready to add some of the new titles
marketed today.
As
students continue their interest in this field, expect to
also see titles hit the market on career opportunities.
Chemistry labs and criminal justice programs are hot on
college campuses now. Be on the watch to add good career
guidance titles as they become available.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- Accidental
or incendiary, 1968. LCCN 67027922
- Ballistic
science for the law enforcement officer, 1977. LCCN 76017654
- Cause
of death : the story of forensic science, 1980. LCCN 80013347
- Chemistry
and crime : from Sherlock Holmes to today’s courtroom,
1983. LCCN 83011907
- Crime
and science; the new frontier in criminology, 1967. LCCN
67020323
- Crime
labs : the science of forensic medicine, 1979. LCCN 78023890
- Criminalistics
: an introduction to forensic science, 1977. LCCN 76006051
- Forensic
toxicology for the law enforcement officer, 1980. LCCN 79012327
- Handbook
for dental identification; techniques in forensic dentistry,
1973. LCCN 73004304
- Inside
the crime lab, 1974. LCCN 73013796
- Introduction
to forensic sciences, 1980. LCCN 80010864
- Murder,
suicide, or accident : the forensic pathologist at work,
1971. LCCN 73154680
- The
police lab at work, 1967. LCCN 66029903
- Science
catches the criminal, 1975. LCCN 75011979
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