The science of crime scenes
By: Max M. Houck, Frank Crispino, Terry A. McAdam
Contributors: Crispino, Frank; McAdam, Terry A.
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Waltham, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780123864642
Subjects: Forensic sciences; Criminal investigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: The science of crime scene investigation; title: The "forensic mindset"; title: From scene to laboratory to court; title: What is a crime scene?; title: Crime scene intelligence : connecting people, places, and things; title: Personnel and procedures; title: Personnel; title: First responder on the scene; title: The investigator in charge; title: The forensic team: officers, scientists and specialists; title: Non-forensic personnel : superiors, officials, and the media; title: General crime scene procedure; title: "Freezing" the scene and the 3R's (recognize, record and recover); title: The chain of custody; title: Recording the scene: sketching, photography, and video; title: Detection and reconstruction; title: Searching for evidence : recovery; title: Detecting; title: Collection; title: Preserving; title: Submitting evidence to the laboratory; title: Evidence types and enhancement; title: Chemical evidence; title: Biological evidence; title: Impression evidence; title: Other evidence types; title: Crime scene reconstruction; title: An archaeological approach; title: Bloodstain pattern analysis; title: Photogrammetry and 3d reconstruction; title: Special crime scenes; title: Special crime scenes; title: Disaster and mass fatalities; title: Terrorist crime scenes; title: Cbrn crime scenes; title: Underwater and underground crime scenes; title: Subject index.