Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation, Third Edition [Paperback]

1. Introduction  2. Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence  3. Actions of the Initial Responding Officer  4. Processing Methodology  5. Assessing the Scene  6. Crime Scene Photography  7. Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping  8. Narrative Descriptions: Crime Scene Notes and Reports  9. Basic Skills for Scene Processing  Light Technology  10. Basic Skills for Scene Processing  Fingerprint Evidence  11. Basic Skills for Scene Processing  Impression Evidence  12. Shooting Scene Documentation and Reconstruction  13. Applying Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in the Crime Scene  14. Special Scene Considerations  15. The Body as a Crime Scene  16. The Role of Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction  Appendix A. Crime Scene Equipment  Appendix B. Risk Management  Appendix C. Miscellaneous Forms

Every action performed by a crime scene investigator has an underlying purpose: to both recover evidence and capture scene context. It is imperative that crime scene investigators must understand their mandatenot only as an essential function of their job but because they have the immense responsibility and duty to do so.

Practice Crime Scene Processing and Investigation, Third Edition provides the essential tools for what crime scene investigators need to know, what they need to do, and how to do it. As professionals, any investigators master is the truth and only the truth. Professional ethics demands an absolute adherence to this mandate. When investigators can effectively seek, collect, and preserve information and evidence from the crime scene to the justice systemdoing so without any agenda beyond seeking the truth not only are they carrying out the essential function and duty of their job, it also increases tl3_