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Books

Death Investigations: A Guide for the Scene Investigator
Published in 1999 by the National Institutes of Justice. It is the guide for certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, Inc.

FBI's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room
Thousands of pages of frequently requested FBI case files.

FBI Famous Cases
Freely downloadable monographs on some of the FBI's most frequently requested, closed investigations. Examples include the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and the Robert Philip Hanssen espionage case.

FORENSICnetBASE (Subscription required)
Searchable, full-text books from CRC Press in the fields of forensics and law enforcement. You do not need to have a subscription to search the content of the books, just to access the fulltext online.

Handbook of Forensic Services
The FBI's procedures for safe and effective methods for collecting, preserving, packaging, and shipping evidence.

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Fulltext reports from NCJRS sponsoring agencies, including the National Institute of Justice.

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Book Reviews

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Cumulative index of book reviews (sorted by subjects).

Forensic Science Society's Book Reviews
A searchable database of fulltext book reviews from issues of Science & Justice.

Journal of Forensic Sciences: 2006-Present
Click on the Advanced Search link on the right of the screen. Choose "Article Title" from the dropdown menu under "Search for". In the search box, type "review of" (without the quotes). In the "Search in" section, choose the "Journal of Forensic Sciences" from the dropdown menu under "The Journal". You will need a subscription to the journal to see the fulltext of the reviews online. They can be read in the paper issues of the journal once you have the reference to the volume and issue.

Journal of Forensic Sciences: 1981-2005
Click on "General Public Searchable Index". On the next page, click on Search on the left of the screen. Search for book reviews by searching on "review of" (without the quotes). You will need a subscription to the journal to see the fulltext of the reviews online. They can be read in the paper issues of the journal once you have the reference to the volume and issue.

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