Practical crime scene processing and investigation /

Gardner, Ross M.,

Practical crime scene processing and investigation / Ross M. Gardner and Donna Krouskup. - Third Edition. - 403 P. ؛ 24 cm.

Revised edition of Practical crime scene processing and investigation, c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Understanding the nature of physical evidence -- Actions of the initial responding officer -- Processing methodology -- Assessing the scene -- Crime scene photography -- Crime scene sketching and mapping -- Narrative descriptions : crime scene notes and reports -- Basic skills for scene processing : light technology -- Basic skills for scene processing : fingerprint evidence -- Basic skills for scene processing : impression evidence -- Shooting scene documentation and reconstruction -- Applying bloodstain pattern analysis in the crime scene -- Special scene considerations -- The body as a crime scene -- The role of crime scene analysis and reconstruction -- Appendix A. Crime scene equipment -- Appendix B. Risk management -- Appendix C. Miscellaneous forms -- Index.

9781138047785 (hardback : alk. paper)


Crime scene searches.
Criminal investigation.
Evidence, Criminal.

363.252 / G R P