Kelly M. Pyrek is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor of regional and national newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. She holds established professional relationships with prominent members of the forensic science, legal and healthcare communities. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she currently works in healthcare trade journal publishing. She is the author of three other books: Forensic Nursing (CRC Press, 2006), Forensic Science Under Siege (Elsevier, 2007) and Healthcare Crime: Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers (CRC Press, 2011).

"Impressively informative, exceptionally well organized and presented, Pioneers for Forensic Science: Innovations and Issues in Practice is a seminal work of original scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections."—The Midwest Book Review

• PrefaceChapter One: The Forensic Science Experts: Pioneers, Masters, and StudentsChapter Two: Flaws and Fraud: The Accusations Against Forensic ScienceChapter Three: Quality Improvement in Forensic LaboratoriesChapter Four: Quality Improvement in Forensic Medicine FacilitiesChapter Five: Celebrity and the Forensic ScientistChapter Six: The Future of Forensic Science

Kelly M. Pyrek is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor of regional and national newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. She holds established professional relationships with prominent members of the forensic science, legal and healthcare communities. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she currently works in healthcare trade journal publishing. She is the author of three other books: Forensic Nursing (CRC Press, 2006), Forensic Science Under Siege (Elsevier, 2007) and Healthcare Crime: Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers (CRC Press, 2011).

"Impressively informative, exceptionally well organized and presented, Pioneers for Forensic Science: Innovations and Issues in Practice is a seminal work of original scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections."—The Midwest Book Review

• PrefaceChapter One: The Forensic Science Experts: Pioneers, Masters, and StudentsChapter Two: Flaws and Fraud: The Accusations Against Forensic ScienceChapter Three: Quality Improvement in Forensic LaboratoriesChapter Four: Quality Improvement in Forensic Medicine FacilitiesChapter Five: Celebrity and the Forensic ScientistChapter Six: The Future of Forensic Science