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Former FBI specialist authors new forensic textbook |
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Written by DeadGirl
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Saturday, 03 June 2006 |
By Brandon Jennings
Staff Writer
West Virginia University's Max Houck, former FBI forensic specialist and now professor, has put his mark on an introductory forensics text that will take students through the gamut of the field. "We look at the 'marquee components' like crime scene investigation, but we also get into pathology, entomology and anthropology - those are the real elements that steer investigators," Houck said.
"Fundamentals of Forensic Science" is the first general overview of forensics published in over 20 years according to Houck.
"In a world where 'CSI' -styled television shows don't always accurately depict the field, the book goes far beyond pop culture trappings of forensic science," Houck said.
His partner in the writing of the new text was Dr. Jay Siegel, director of the forensic science program at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.
"Jay's my colleague, but he was also my mentor when I was in graduate school at Michigan State," Houck said.
Houck said that one of his favorite parts of working with Siegel was that they were operating on an equal playing field as opposed to a teacher-student relationship.
"I think it really highlighted some of the similarities and differences in our teaching styles," Houck said.
Houck noted that what he is most pleased about with the new textbook is how he was able to ac tually put the varying scientific approaches into the book.
"It will give professors a larger pallet to draw from when they are considering what areas to teach," he said.
It also affords professors the ability to mention areas of forensics that may not be covered in detail, but those areas will at least have a brief overview in order to let students decide if those areas are something they want to look into in the future or not.
"An exciting thing about the book is that it is being used all over the world as a resource for professors," Houck said.
Houck cited Australia as one example of a country where universities are adding it to the curriculum.
Although this overview on forensics is the most recent work by Houck and Siegel, they have both been involved in other areas of science.
Siegel was a part of developing the "Trace Evidence Concentrator."
Trace evidence is also something Houck and Siegel are interested in, Houck said.
Houck has written books on trace evidence which he feels do a good job of shedding light on an area of forensics rarely discussed on the news since the discovery of DNA evidence.
"(Without the evidence) you can sort for days and never see what you want," Siegel said.
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