Introduces readers to the world of business forensics, using vignettes, interviews and actual crime reports. It examines cases in which computer forensics led to evidence linking executives to fraud and covers issues such as the theft of trade secrets, the use of data mining money laundering.

"The New Forensics" introduces readers to the world of business forensics, using vignettes, interviews and actual crime reports. It examines cases in which the use of computer forensics led to evidence linking executives to fraud and covers issues such as the theft of trade secrets, the use of data mining, money laundering and other types of theft and fraud. The author leads the reader through top-secret government offices and real-life business investigations, and covers the moral and legal issues surrounding corporate crime.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons

ISBN:

9780471269946

Publication date:

June 2003

Length:

237mm

Width:

155mm

Thickness:

25mm

Weight:

522g

Pages:

288

Illustrations:

Illustrated

Readership:

Tertiary education; Professional & scholarly

Illustrated:

Illustrated

These two books offer very different treatments of the popular subject of forensic science. Investigator Anastasi applies the term to the field of white-collar crime, providing an in-depth look at several real-life case studies of forensic investigations of corporate and intellectual property crimes. While not exactly the same as the blood and guts forensic work that we see portrayed in today's popular culture, these cases -of fraud, trade secret theft, and other security breaches -are nevertheless very interesting. Anastasi has written one of the first books dealing with this new forensics, a field destined to become more popular, especially as the avenues of white-collar crime expand with the Internet. Although the book is riddled with technical computer lingo, the author does a good job of explaining and putting things in lay reader's terms.
Taking a more traditional approach to the subject, Platt, author of many science books for DK, presents a brief summary of the better-known aspects of forensic science. Replete with many wonderful color photos and illustrations, this short text includes chapters ranging from At the Crime Scene and Human Identification to Lethal Agents and Crime Without Corpses, including some of the types of crimes covered in the Anastasi book. A four-page time line of breakthroughs in forensic science and a two-page glossary of subject terms conclude the volume. Wile Anastasi's book is recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries serving criminal justice programs, Platt's is recommended for high school and public libraries. --Sara Jent, Univ. of Louisville Lib. ( Library Journal, June 15, 2003)