Practical crime scene processing and investigation
By: Ross M. Gardner
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9781439853023
Subjects: Criminal Evidence; Crime scene searches; Criminal investigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Understanding the nature of physical evidence; title: Actions of the initial responding officer; title: Processing methodology; title: Assessing the scene; title: Crime scene photography; title: Crime scene sketching and mapping; title: Narrative descriptions : crime scene notes and reports; title: Basic skills for scene processing; title: Shooting scene documentation and reconstruction; title: Applying bloodstain pattern analysis in the crime scene; title: The body as a crime scene; title: Special scene considerations; title: The role of crime scene analysis and reconstruction.