Features
- Includes over 300 full color illustrations, many new to this edition
- Uses methodology based on Army Criminal Investigation Division techniques
- Provides useful sample charts and reports
- Includes numerous case studies from the author's files
Ancillary materials are available with qualifying course adoption
Summary
With more than 300 color illustrations, many of which are new, the second edition of this bestseller expands on previous work and adds material on such topics as mapping technology. Presenting numerous case studies from his personal files and using methods based on U.S. Army techniques, the author expands the chapters on basic and advanced techniques to incorporate the latest trends in collection and interpretation. The collection of biological evidence has been greatly revised to take into account the latest in DNA and the text features a new chapter addressing the body as a crime scene.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Police Goals and Objectives
Evidence Defined
The Interpretive Value of Evidence
Good Crime Scene Examination and Integrity
Issues
Investigative Ethics
Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence
Class and Individual Characteristics
Fingerprint Evidence
Serology and Biological Evidence
Trace Evidence
Firearms and Ballistic Evidence
Tool Mark Evidence
Impression Evidence
General Chemical Evidence
Document Evidence
Computer Forensic,
Forensic Pathology
Actions of the Initial Responding
Officer
Specific Objectives of the Initial Response
Processing Methodology
Activities of Scene Processing
Processing Model
Assessing the Scene
Debriefing the Responding Officer
Scene Scope and Boundary Assessment
Scene Integrity and Contamination Control
Managing Access
Denning Team Composition
Crime Scene Search Considerations
Search Patterns
Personal Protective Measures
Considerations for Mass Scenes and Mass
Casualty Situations
Managing the Media
Crime Scene Photography
Recurring Problems in Crime Scene
Photographs
Types and Purpose of Crime Scene
Photographs
Basic Photography Issues
Video Photography
Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping
Essential Elements of a Sketch
Variations in View in Sketches
Methods of Crime Scene Mapping
Narrative Descriptions: Crime Scene Notes and Reports
Notes
Crime Scene Reports
Basic Skills for Crime Scene Processing
Applying Light Technology
Choosing a Forensic Light Source
Recovering Fingerprints
On-Scene Fingerprinting Techniques
Casting Impression Evidence
Advanced Techniques for Scene Processing
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Bullet Trajectory Analysis
Special Scene Considerations
Fire Scenes
Landfill Recoveries
Buried and Scattered Remains
Crime Scene Analysis
A History of Crime Scene Reconstruction
Crime Scene Reconstruction Methodology
Published: December, 2011
Hardcover
Pages: 500
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