Crime scene investigation
Subtitle: methods and procedures
By: Ian K. Pepper.
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Maidenhead
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Crime scene searches.; Criminal investigation.; Evidence, Criminal
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The history and contemporary structure of the police, scientific services and crime scene investigation in the United Kingdom; title: 2. Approaching the crime scene, packaging the evidence and the documentation required; title: 3. The basics of crime scene photography; title: 4. Trace evidence : fibres, glass, hairs, paint and soil; title: 5. Impressions : footwear marks, instrument mraks, glove marks and tyres; title: 6. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and body fluids; title: 7. Fingerprints; title: 8. The investigation of a fire scene; title: 9. Firearms and explosives; title: 10. The leadership and management of the forensic examination of a major crime scene; title: 11. Other sources of evidence for the crime scene investigator; title: 12. The criminal law courts in the United Kingdom; title: 13. Organizations related to crime scene investigation; title: 14. Health and safety at a crime scene.