Defined as the application of principles and methods of a broad scope of sciences including medicine, forensic science is insightful in a legal system, specifically, concerning crime and civil action with the objective of upholding the law in making decisions. With the advances in science and technology and the amazing role of forensics, many students have taken interests in such field. Consequently, forensic science resources are made readily available. A few of them are listed below.

Publications

Foreign Science Communications: Published quarterly by the laboratory personnel of Federal Bureau of Investigation, Foreign Science Communications is a journal pre-reviewed by the FBI’s experts with manuscripts.
Its official website itself, www.fbi.gov contains pages for technical article, short communications, and meetings and conferences.

Journal of Forensic Science: A publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the Journal of Forensic Science is a peer-reviewed providing the latest information on different disciplines in forensic sciences including pathology and biology, jurisprudence, digital & multi-media sciences, criminalistics, odontology, physical anthropology, and toxicology to name a few. It is accessible from its official website www.aafs.org

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology: It publishes up-to-date coverage of practices in forensic science worldwide. As the official journal of the National Association of Medical Examiners, it features the expertise of leading forensic lawyers, criminologists, and pathologists. Each issue contains original articles on new evaluation and documentation of the procedures. Publications are available from its www.name.org official website.

The Academy News: A publication of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Academy News is a bi-monthly publication featuring professional issues and other subjects of interest to its academy members.

Books

Crime Scene: The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science. It offers a thorough guide on the stages of criminal investigation focusing on forensic science. It includes photos taken from the crime scenes, discusses what occurs in crime laboratories, and explains the tools of the trade.

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science. Also a book on the fundamentals of forensic Science, the Criminalistics book explores on the application of forensic science to criminal investigations, explains the techniques employed, and discusses the practices in the crime laboratory. It also includes current terminologies.

Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes: It is a book by Stuart H. James & William G. Eckert devoted to applying the forensic investigation concerning bloodstains and blood qualities. The chapters cover smoothly the interpretation of blood spatter for low, medium, and high velocity impact, elaborate on the medical and medicolegal aspects of bloodshed at crime scenes, document the collection of evidence, and explains the manner of blood detection using chemical luminal, and more.

Gunshot Wounds: Written by Dr. Di Maio, the Gunshot Wounds discusses the practical aspects of ballistics and firearms, and apply the forensic techniques. It features several photographs of the victims died from gunshot wounds. There are also lengthy discussions and references to the most recent forensic studies.

DNA-related books

A few of the bestsellers are Blood Evidence: How DNA is Revolutionizing the Way We Solve Crimes by Henry Lee & Frank Tirnady, An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis by Keith Inman & Norah Rudin, DNA Fingerprinting: The Ultimate Identity by Ron Fridell, and Forensic DNA Typing: Biology & Technology Behind STR Markers by John M. Butler.

Websites

www.gwu.edu
Hosted by Cynthia Holt, the website takes you into a page of in-depth resources such as journals and magazines for free and for subscription covering the areas of anthropology, botany, chemistry & toxicology, crime scene investigation, DNA Analysis, Odontology, Explosives, and Criminalistics & Trace Evidence to name a few.

www.nlm.nih.gov
The copyright to its content is reserved by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It features the works and expertise of the National Institutes of Health and Health & Human Services. It has separate page for exhibition, galleries, education, and resources of forensic science. The name of the site is Visible Proofs, Forensic Views of the Body, and its resources include K-12 Bibliography, Radio Interviews, and other web links.

www.library.ucsb.edu
Another site hosted by Cynthia Holt, this features access to different forensic science resources including indexed and full-text journals, newsletters, and magazines, as well as societies, associations & government organizations.

www.forensicscienceresources.com
It publishes Case Consultation & Expert Witness Services, Lectures & Workshops, NIJ Grant Reviews, Technical Advising, Consultation, and Commentary on Forensic Science & Crime Scene Investigation.