The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation | Ngaire E. Genge

The text delivers a detailed, multi-disciplinary examination of physical evidence collection and laboratory analysis used in criminal investigations. It covers serology, DNA profiling, forensic entomology, ballistics trajectory analysis, latent fingerprint retrieval, bloodstain pattern analysis, and forensic anthropology, detailing the exact procedures used by crime scene investigators to secure chain of custody and solve capital crimes.

Genge built the volume through direct access to premier law enforcement agencies, medical examiners, and forensic research facilities—including the FBI Academy, county coroner offices, and specialized crime labs across North America. The text incorporates case studies, procedural interviews with active criminalists, and technical diagrams to detail how real-world science departs from Hollywood dramatizations.

The book serves as a foundational reference text for true crime writers, fiction authors, criminology students, and legal professionals. It provides an accessible yet technically accurate guide to the mechanics of physical evidence, aiding in the accurate reconstruction of crime scene protocols, pathology reports, and courtroom expert witness testimony.

The volume demonstrates how modern criminal justice relies on objective physical evidence over subjective eyewitness testimony. Genge illustrates that the integrity of a conviction hinges on microscopic accuracy, rigorous contamination controls, and strict adherence to scientific methodologies from initial perimeter containment to final laboratory verification.

Ngaire E. Genge is an established investigative journalist, researcher, and science writer specializing in criminal justice, popular science, and media research. Her professional authority stems from years of meticulous fieldwork, interviewing top forensic pathologists, field operatives, and evidence technicians to bridge the gap between technical law enforcement literature and public understanding.

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