10 Best Books on Arson Investigation

“Explosives and Arson Investigation (Solving Crimes With Science: Forensics)” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive guide to solving crimes with the help of science. The readers get to know how the forensic scientists investigate fire and bomb scenes to gather clues. The book describes what they look for, how they use the clues and common motives for arsons and bombings. It includes a number of case studies that provide a practical and application based understanding of the subject matter to the readers. The content is presented with the help of graphics to explain the case studies more efficiently. The book is useful for forensic science practitioners and those interested in reading about the subject.

“Careers in Explosives and Arson Investigation (Careers in Forensics)” Book Review: This book provides a detailed study of explosives and arson investigation. It discusses in detail the different kinds of techniques that are used to help capture the criminals. The main focus of the book is on teaching different career opportunities in the field of Forensics. In the beginning, the readers get to know about the career opportunities in the field. After that, the book goes on to describe these opportunities in detail. By the end of the book, readers are able to get an idea that the options are not limited, but how this field provides an array of job options. The book is useful for students interested in shaping their career in Forensics and anyone interested in learning about the subject. It includes a number of examples to explain different options.

“Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction” Book Review: This book describes a new systematic approach for reconstructing fire scenes. This in turn is explained by applying the principles of fire protection engineering along with those of forensic science and behavioral science. The book covers engineering calculations, fire modeling and also features several exhaustive case studies. The case studies explain current technology that is explained in depth throughout the text. Several specialized topics are also covered, including use of the drone aircraft, forensic and panoramic photography, computer modeling as well as an advanced discussion of tenability. The book will benefit the readers interested in knowing about investigation of post fire and post explosion scene investigations.

“Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)” Book Review: This book provides comprehensive analysis on the crimes of arson. It provides statistics about the crime, and includes practical methods, information, and advice for investigating these types of crimes. In the book, specific details on the basic principles are presented, and advanced applied techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson investigation are detailed. Apart from that, Importance of evidence preservation and analysis in civil litigation of liability and product defects are also explained in detail. The book will benefit professionals in the fire service.

“Attacking the Violent Crime of Arson: A Report on America’s Fire Investigation Units” Book Review: This book is a compilation of the practices and common problems of fire protection and criminal justice agencies in dealing with arson. It describes what factors are responsible for the commission of the crime of arson. Several high-profile cases are discussed in the book that took place in different places. The book also teaches about how the crime of arson affects different groups of society. The readers get to know how there is a difference between arson as a property crime and arson as a crime against people. At last, the book addresses the need for the betterment of investigation of the cases related to arson so that the number of crimes could be reduced. The book is useful for the professionals dealing with the crimes of arson and other interested readers.

“Fire Investigator” Book Review: This book serves the purpose of assisting the fire investigators in conducting complex fire investigations. The text provides a comprehensive and researched analysis of how to conduct safe and systematic investigations. The contents of the book range from the basic fire methodology and basic fire science to legal considerations, safety, analyzing the incident for cause and responsibilities and failure analysis and analytical tools, etc. Motor vehicles fires, wildfire investigations and management of complex investigations are also discussed in the book. The book provides a practical understanding of the processes of investigation. It will benefit professionals dealing with cases involving fire investigation.

“Field Guide for Fire Investigators” Book Review: This book provides the information needed to conduct thorough and accurate investigations. The readers get to know how to provide answers as to the origin and cause of a particular case. The book describes how to safely and systematically conduct the investigation. It contains pictures, tables and charts for reference to make the learning experience more practice-oriented. The book starts with basic topics such as planning and scientific method, safety, origin determination, fire cause determination and analysis. It then goes on to include topics such as physical evidence and fire documentation. Specific fire scenes are also included in the book. It is a useful guide for fire investigators, crime scene investigators and other interested readers.

“Rural Arson Control Study” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive description of the rural arson control system. It describes the specific requirements of the rural arson control system. The book discusses in-depth case studies of these systems in four rural counties conducted by the IAFC. The results from visits to rural arson control programs in seven states are given in this book. Apart from providing theoretical knowledge, the book focuses on practice-oriented learning in the form of case studies. It will be useful for fire investigators interested in learning about the arson control system in rural areas.

“Twelve: Fatality Hotel Arson (U.S Fire Administration Technical Report)” Book Review: This book provides detailed information on the nature of fire problems in different cases. It describes how the policymakers face difficulties in deciding on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems. The book discusses the problems within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas. The case studies presented in the book provide a thorough understanding of the practical issues that the fire services face on a daily basis. The book is useful for the policymakers- both private and government officials who decide how much resources should be allocated between different services.

“Forensic Investigation of Explosions (International Forensic Science and Investigation)” Book Review: This book presents case studies on task forces set up to investigate major explosives incidents and related civil and criminal proceedings. The chapters in the book cover methods, applications, quality control, significance of forensic chemistry, aircraft sabotage investigation, and presentation of expert testimony. It provides descriptions of the physics and chemistry of explosions and explosives. In addition, the readers get to know about other topics such as the detection of hidden explosives, and the procedures carried out at the scenes of gas explosions in buildings. The book will be useful for the experienced professionals from industry, and the medical and legal professionals.