The Crime Scene
Subtitle: a Visual Guide
By: Marilyn T. Miller, Peter Massey
Contributors: Massey, Peter, author
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780128013588; 9780128012451
Subjects: Crime scene searches
Notes: Part I: Preliminary Preparations Chapter 1: Crime Scene Investigations Chapter 2: Initial On-Scene Procedures Part II: Making a Scene Relevant-Documentation Chapter 3: Notes and Videography Chapter 4: Crime Scene Photography Chapter 5: Crime Scene Sketching and Measurements Chapter 6: Searching for Evidence Part III: Concluding Processes Chapter 7: Reconstruction Activities Chapter 8: Emerging Technologies Chapter 9: Concluding Thoughts.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; How to Use; The Crime Scene A Visual Guide; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; PURPOSE FOR TEXTBOOK; TEXTBOOK ORGANIZATION; USERS; I; title: Preliminary Preparations; 1; title: Crime Scene Investigations; Learning Objectives; TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND CRIME SCENES; USE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE CRIME SCENE; LOCARD EXCHANGE PRINCIPLE; GENERAL PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AT THE CRIME SCENE; Scientific Crime Scene Investigation; LEGAL CONCERNS FOR THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; Example Mincey Warrant Template.; title: 2; title: Initial On-Scene ProceduresLearning Objectives; FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE CRIME SCENE; CRIME SCENE SECURITY; PRELIMINARY SCENE SURVEY; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; II; title: Making a Scene Relevant-Documentation; 3; title: Notes and Videography; Learning Objectives; DOCUMENTATION AT THE CRIME SCENE; NOTE TAKING AT THE CRIME SCENE; VIDEOGRAPHY AT THE CRIME SCENE; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 4; title: Crime Scene Photography; Learning Objectives; PURPOSE; PROCESS: EQUIPMENT; PROCESS: GENERAL TO SPECIFIC PHOTOGRAPHS; PROCESS: EMS PERSONNEL IN CRIME SCENE; PROCESS: SURROUNDINGS, ROADS, AND STRUCTURES.; title: Process: photographing vehicles and conditionsprocess: points of access; process: aerial photography of crime scenes; process: photography of interior crime scenes; process: close-up and examination quality photographs of evidence; process: additional photographs of marked evidence; process: evidence markers and different situations; process: documentation within the documentation of close-up and examination (evidence) quality photographs; process: the photo log and digital image formats; process: lighting; process: photographing the use of alternate light sources.; title: PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF A CRIME SCENE-RULES TO FOLLOWRule # 1 Do Not Disturb the Scene; Rule # 2 Complete Set of Photographs; Rule # 3 Pay Attention to Angles; TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE TYPE OF CRIME; Homicide or Death Investigation; Suicide; Motor Vehicle Accident; Fires; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 5; title: Crime Scene Sketching and Measurement; Learning Objectives; PURPOSE AND METHOD; CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS; CRIME SCENE DRAWINGS; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 6; title: Searching for Evidence; Learning Objectives; INTRODUCTION; PHYSICAL SEARCHES-GENERAL CONCEPTS AND THEORY.; title: AREAS OF HIGH PROBABILITY FOR FINDING PHYSICAL EVIDENCEPHYSICAL SEARCHES-GEOMETRIC PATTERNS; Link Method; Line (STRIP) Method; Grid Method; Zone Method; Wheel/Ray Method; Spiral Method; ENHANCEMENT AND VISUALIZATION; General Concepts and Theory; Optical or Lighting Methods for Visualization and Enhancement; Specific Evidence Types Using ALS; Latent Fingerprint Detection; Body Fluids; Hairs and Fibers; Other Evidence Types; Chemical Content and Reactions; Biological Evidence Visualization and Enhancement; Hemoglobin (Heme)-Based Visualization and Enhancement Reagents.