ABSTRACT

Crime scene investigators are the foundation for every criminal investigation. The admissibility and persuasiveness of evidence in court, and in turn, the success of a case, is largely dependent upon the evidence being properly collected, recorded, and handled for future analysis by investigators and forensic analysts in the lab. Complete Crime Sce

chapter 1|8 pages

Investigative Team

chapter 2|24 pages

Forensic Search and Seizure

chapter 3|12 pages

Note Taking

chapter 4|30 pages

Photography

chapter 5|24 pages

Sketching

chapter 6|12 pages

Crime Scene Searching Techniques

chapter 7|16 pages

Alternate Light Source

chapter 9|54 pages

Latent Fingerprint Development

chapter 10|14 pages

Evidence Collection and Packaging

chapter 11|8 pages

Physical Evidence

chapter 12|12 pages

Serological Evidence

chapter 13|20 pages

Trace Evidence

chapter 14|22 pages

Firearms and Toolmark Evidence

chapter 15|24 pages

Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence

chapter 16|6 pages

Digital Evidence

chapter 17|6 pages

Injury Documentation

chapter 18|40 pages

Shooting Scene Documentation

chapter 19|22 pages

Bloodstain Documentation

chapter 21|10 pages

Fire Scenes

chapter 22|8 pages

Questioned Document Evidence

chapter 24|8 pages

Report Writing