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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460853003321

Autore

Gardner Ross M

Titolo

Practical crime scene processing and investigation / / Ross M. Gardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-25249-8

1-4398-9778-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Collana

CRC Series in Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations

Disciplina

363.252

Soggetti

Crime scene searches

Criminal investigation

Evidence, Criminal

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Table of Contents; Series Note; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributing Authors; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence; Chapter 3: Actions of the Initial Responding Officer; Chapter 4: Processing Methodology; Chapter 5: Assessing the Scene; Chapter 6: Crime Scene Photography; Chapter 7: Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping; Chapter 8: Narrative Descriptions: Crime Scene Notes and Reports; Chapter 9: Basic Skills for Scene Processing; Chapter 10: Shooting Scene Documentation and Reconstruction

Chapter 11: Applying Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in the Crime SceneChapter 12: The Body as a Crime Scene; Chapter 13: Special Scene Considerations; Chapter 14: The Role of Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction; Appendix A: Crime Scene Equipment; Appendix B: Risk Management; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction Police Goals and Objectives Evidence Defined The Interpretive Value of EvidenceGood Crime Scene Examinations and Scene Integrity Issues Investigative Ethics Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence Class and Individual Characteristics Fingerprint Evidence Serology and Biological Evidence Trace Evidence Hairs and Fibers Glass Paints and Polymers Soils Gunshot Residues (GSRs) Firearm



and Ballistic Evidence Tool Mark Evidence Impression EvidenceGeneral Chemical Evidence Document Evidence Computer Forensics Forensic Pathology Actions of the Initial Responding Officer Specific Obj