Crime scene investigation
Subtitle: methods and procedures
By: Ian K. Pepper
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Open University Press; Open University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Maidenhead; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780335240258; 9780335234417
Subjects: LAW; Forensic Science; Crime scene searches; Criminal investigation
Description: The second edition of this book guides aspiring and newly appointed CSIs through the methods and procedures for the accurate recording and recovery of evidence from the scene of a crime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- -- 1.; title: The history and contemporary structure of the police, scientific services and crime scene investigation in the United Kingdom -- -- 2.; title: Approaching the crime scene, packaging the evidence and the documentation required -- -- 3.; title: The basics of crime scene photography -- -- 4.; title: Trace evidence: fibres, glass, hairs, paint and soil -- -- 5.; title: Impressions: footwear marks, instrument marks, glove marks and tyres -- -- 6.; title: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and body fluids -- -- 7.; title: Fingerprints -- -- 8.; title: The investigation of a fire scene -- -- 9.; title: Firearms -- -- 10.; title: Terrorism, mass murder and disaster (major incidents) -- -- 11.; title: The leadership and management of the forensic examination of a major crime scene -- -- 12.; title: Other sources of evidence for the crime scene investigator -- -- 13.; title: Health and safety at a crime scene -- -- 14.; title: The Criminal Law Courts in the United Kingdom -- -- 15.; title: Organizations related to crime scene investigation.