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Author:   Michael S. Maloney (Forensic Solutions Inc., Independence, Missouri, USA) ,  Donald Housman (Nashville, Indiana, USA) ,  Ross M. Gardner (former felony criminal investigator at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Georgia, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.621kg
ISBN:  

9781138426740

ISBN 10:   1138426741
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments About the Authors -- Section I -- CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -- 1 Initial Response -- Notification -- Scene Coordination -- Arrival at the Scene -- Immediate Actions -- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) -- Law Enforcement -- First Responders -- Legal Concerns -- Identifying the Scope of the Scene -- Primary Scene -- Identifying Ancillary Scenes -- Administrative Scene Controls -- Major Scene Considerations -- 2 Crime Scene Management -- Arrival and Initial Organization -- Investigative Plan/Scene Strategy -- Scene Considerations -- Investigative Direction -- Scene Processing -- Order of Processing -- Available Personnel -- Scene Documentation -- Command Function -- Scene Completion and Post Scene Activities -- 3 Crime Scene Notes and Observation -- Scene Observer Duties Notes -- Observations (Scene Indicators) for Indoor Scenes -- Structure Type/Location -- General Appearance -- Possible Related -- Video Coverage -- Entry/Exit Windows -- Kitchen and Dining Room -- Environmental Controls -- Laundry and Utility Areas -- Lighting (in Each Room as well as Outside Lights) -- Telephones and Cellular Phones -- Mail -- Contents of Wastebaskets and Ashtrays -- Bath and Toilet Areas -- Calendars and Planners -- Computers and Internet -- Observations for Outdoor Scenes -- Environmental Conditions -- Immediate Area of Crime Scene -- Extended Area of Crime Scene -- Observations for Motor Vehicle -- Scenes Exterior Interior -- 4 Crime Scene Videography and Photography -- Videography -- Setup -- Technique -- Recording -- Photography -- Setup -- Technique -- General Photography Guidelines -- Use of Flash -- Use of Filters -- Scene Photography -- Overlapping Method/Panographic -- Progressive Method -- Photographing Items of Evidence -- Photographic Perspectives -- 5 Crime Scene Sketching -- General Components of a Sketch -- Depictions Types of Sketches -- Scene Measurements -- Methods of Measuring -- Evidence Identification -- 6 Crime Scene Search Procedures -- General Search Guidelines -- Confined Area Searches -- Point-to-Point Search -- Circle or Spiral Search -- Sector Search (Zone Search or Quadrant) -- Open-Area Searches -- Strip or Line Search -- Grid Search -- Circle or Spiral Search -- Specific Search -- Guidelines Vehicle -- Searches Exterior -- Interior Trunk -- Engine Compartment -- Computer Searches -- Seizure Analysis -- 7 Aquatic Recovery of Evidence -- General -- Visually Locating Evidence -- Surface Searches -- Aerial Searches -- Visual Searches (Completely Submerged) -- Modeling -- Technological Search -- Recovery of Evidence -- 8 Releasing the Scene and Postscene Activities -- Postscene Assessment -- General Guidelines -- Documentation -- Releasing the Scene -- Section II -- CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY -- 9 Burglary and Housebreaking -- Initial Actions -- Establish Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Stolen Property List -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 10 Larceny -- Initial Actions -- Establish Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Stolen Property List -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 11 Larceny of a Motor Vehicle -- Initial Actions -- Establish Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Recovered Motor Vehicle—Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Establish Perimeter -- Establishing Context -- Abandoned Motor Vehicle -- Vehicle Recovered in Control of Suspects -- Determine if There Are Any Indications of Forced Entry to the Vehicle -- Vehicle Processing Guidelines -- Stolen Property List -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 12 Vandalism and Malicious Mischief -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- Searches Related to Suspect -- 13 Fire and Arson Scenes -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Structural Fire Scene Investigations -- Fire Scene Processing Guidelines -- General Considerations -- Scene Photography -- Documenting Fire Patterns -- Documenting Indicators of Suspected Area(s) of Origin -- Documenting Indicators of the Cause of the Fire -- Documenting Any Indications the Fire Was Accelerated -- Documenting Depth of Charring -- Sampling, Collecting, and Packaging Fire Scene Evidence -- General -- Sampling for Accelerants -- Liquids -- Solids -- Searches Related to Suspect -- Vehicle Fire Scene Investigations -- General -- The Scene -- The Vehicle -- Fire Scene Evidence -- 14 Postblast (Explosive Incident) Scenes -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Initial Briefing -- Initial Walk-Through -- Blast Scene Mapping (Searching and Evidence Recovery) -- Procedure for Mapping -- Collecting the Evidence -- Associated Fire -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- Associated with Device and Component Parts -- Postblast Debris -- Explosive Evidence Collection Guidelines -- Sampling for Explosive Residue -- Collecting and Packaging -- Liquids -- Solids -- Section III -- CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS -- 15 Aggravated Assault -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing -- Processing the Scene -- Examination of the Assault Victim -- Examination of Suspect -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 16 Robbery from an Individual -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Strong-Armed Robbery -- Armed Robbery -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Examination of Robbery Victim if Assaulted during Incident -- Examination of Suspect -- Additional Searches -- Stolen Property List -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 17 Robbery from a Business -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Evidence of Injury -- Examination of Assault Victim -- Examination of Suspect -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 18 Carjacking -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Evidence of Injury -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- 19 Kidnapping and Missing Persons -- Initial Actions -- Establishing a Perimeter -- Primary Scene -- Secondary or Ancillary Scenes -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Perimeter -- Establishing Context -- Kidnapping -- Missing Person -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Evidence of Injury -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- Rape and Sexual Assault -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Primary Scene -- Secondary Scenes -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Stranger Rape -- Acquaintance Rape -- Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assaults -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Evidence of Injury -- Minimizing Cross-Contamination of Evidence -- Examination of Sexual Assault Victim -- Evidence of Additional Physical Assault -- Examination of Sexual Assault Suspect -- Examination of a Third Party -- Commonly Encountered Evidence -- Injuries Commonly Associated with -- Violent Crime -- Manual Strangulation (Throttling) -- Injury in Context -- The Scene -- The Victim -- Blunt Force Injury -- Injury in Context -- The Scene -- The Victim -- Sharp Force Injury -- Injury in Context -- The Scene -- The Victim -- Chopping Injury -- Injury in Context -- The Scene -- The Victim -- Gunshot Wounds -- Injury in Context -- The Scene -- The Victim -- Entrance Wounds -- Exit Wounds -- Effect of Distance on Gunshot Wounds -- Contact Gunshot Wounds -- Close Gunshot Wounds -- Intermediate-Range Gunshot Wounds -- Distant Gunshot Wounds -- CSI Wound Documentation Concerns -- 22 Child Sexual Assault or Abuse -- Initial Actions -- Determine the Scene and Establish a Perimeter -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- Sexual Assault Scenes -- Failed Sexual Assault/Abduction -- Missing Child Report -- Abduction Scene -- Assault Scene -- The Pedophile and Production of Pedophile Media and Materials -- Sexual Abuse Scene -- Examination of the Victim -- Evidence of Additional Physical Assault -- Examination of Sexual Assault Suspect -- Commonly Encountered Evidence in Sexual Assault and Abuse -- Abuse -- Additional Evidence of Assault -- Additional Evidence of Production of Child Pornography -- 23 Child Physical Abuse -- Initial Actions -- Establish Perimeter -- Primary Scene -- Secondary or Ancillary Scenes -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- General Guidelines -- Weapons or Disciplinary Tools/Devices -- Burns, Scalds, Immersion Burns -- Examination of Child Abuse Victim -- During the Medical Examination -- Additional Questions for the Physician -- Medical Records Review -- Commonly Encountered Evidence in Child Abuse Scenes -- 24 Child Neglect -- Initial Actions -- Establishing Perimeter -- Primary Scene -- Secondary or Ancillary Scenes -- Legal Concerns -- Establishing Context -- Crime Scene Processing Guidelines -- General Guidelines -- The Scene -- Overall Residence and Living Conditions -- Living/Sleeping Area of Child -- Food Preparation/Eating Area -- Kitchen Cupboards, Pantries, Refrigerator -- Examination of Child Neglect Victim -- During the Medical Examination -- Additional Questions for the Physician -- Medical Records Review -- Commonly Encountered Evidence in Child Neglect -- Section IV -- EVIDENCE PROCESSING AND DOCUMENTATION -- 25 Friction Ridge Evidence -- Prints at the Scene -- General -- Detecting Prints -- Oblique Lighting -- Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System (RUVIS) -- Alternate Light Sources -- Photography of Prints -- DNA Considerations -- Prints on Nonporous Surfaces -- Print Stabilization with Superglue- Fuming (Cyanoacrylate) -- Developing -- Recovering Latent Prints from Nonporous Surfaces -- Packaging -- Prints on Porous Surfaces -- Packaging -- Chemical Development of Latent Prints -- Prints on Wet Surfaces -- Prints in Blood -- Amido Black -- Hungarian Red -- Leucocrystal Violet (LCV) -- Prints in Oil or Grease -- Prints on the Skin -- Patent (Visible) Prints on the Skin -- Latent Prints on the Skin -- 26 Impression Evidence -- Toolmarks and Bite Marks (Three-Dimensional Impression Evidence) -- General -- Detection -- Photography -- Processing/Casting Toolmarks -- Processing Bite Marks, Special Considerations -- Footwear and Tire Impressions (Three-Dimensional Impression Evidence) -- General -- Detection -- Photography -- Processing/Casting -- Casting Underwater -- Impressions in Snow -- Impressions in Sand/Dust -- Special Considerations for Tire Marks -- Packaging -- Footwear and Tire Impressions (Two-Dimensional Impression Evidence) -- Detection -- Oblique Lighting Visualization -- Mirror and Oblique Lighting -- Photography -- Processing Dry Impressions -- Electrostatic Dust Print Lifter -- Stati-Lift' Dust Print Lifter -- Gel Lifter -- Tape Lift -- Processing Moist Impression -- Processing—Dry -- Processing—Wet -- Packaging -- 27 Biological Evidence at the Scene -- Nuclear DNA -- Touch DNA -- Detection -- Preservation and Collection -- Mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) -- Biological Fluids and Stains -- Detection -- Scene Analysis -- Collection of Biological Stains -- General -- Dry Stains -- Wet Stains -- Liquid Stains -- Packaging -- 28 Trace Evidence at the Scene -- General Processing Guidelines -- Detection -- Magnification -- Oblique Lighting -- Ultraviolet Lighting -- Alternate Light Source -- General Collection -- Packaging -- Hairs -- Fibers -- Paint -- Collection -- Control Sample -- Known Sample -- Packaging -- Glass -- On-Scene Examination -- Collection -- Known Sample -- Packaging -- Building Materials -- Collection -- Known Sample -- Soil Evidence -- Collection -- Known Sample -- Alibi Sample -- Packaging -- Trace Metals Evidence -- Field Testing for Lead and Copper for Bullet Defects -- Testing for Copper -- Testing for Lead -- Collection -- Control Sample -- Known Sample -- Packaging -- Trace Explosives Evidence -- Collection of Explosives Residue Materials -- Collection of Trace Components Parts -- Hazardous Materials Evidence -- 29 Entomological Evidence at the Scene -- Terminology -- General Guidelines -- Collection of Samples -- Adult and Flying Insects -- Crawling Adult Insects -- Maggots, Pupae, and Other Immature Insect Forms -- Insects in Soil -- Documentation of Entomological Evidence -- Contact with the Servicing Forensic Entomologist -- 30 Use of Light and Alternate Light Sources -- (Oblique, UV, ALS, and RUVIS) -- Terminology -- General Guidelines -- Crime Scene Application -- White Light/Oblique -- UV Light (200-400 nm) -- The Alternate Light Source—Variable Wavelengths -- Small Handheld Forensic Light Sources -- Scene Portable Forensic Light Sources -- Laboratory Forensic Light Sources -- Using the ALS/FLS to Search for Trace and Biological Substances -- The Use of the ALS with Fluorescent Fingerprint Powders -- The Use of the ALS to Document Body Injuries -- The Use of the ALS to Search for Blood -- Chemical Enhancement/Luminescence of Blood -- Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System (RUVIS) -- RUVIS for Latent Print Searching -- Other Uses of RUVIS -- 31 Documenting and Processing Bloodstain -- Patterns at the Scene -- Detection -- Visual -- Alternate Light Source (ALS) -- Infrared (IR) -- Chemical Enhancement -- Luminol -- Modified Luminol Formulas (such as Bluestar) -- Fluorescein -- Isolate and Identify Discrete Patterns -- Spatter -- Linear Spatter -- Nonlinear Spatter -- Nonspatter Stains -- Irregular Margin -- Regular Margin -- Documentation through Mapping -- Mapping -- Mapping Large Area Patterns -- Clothing -- Photography -- Sketching -- Sampling and Collection -- 32 Documenting and Processing the -- Shooting Scene -- Recovery of Firearms Evidence from the Scene -- The Weapon -- Weapons Safety Is of Paramount Concern -- Documenting the Firearm -- Making the Weapon Safe -- Processing the Weapon on Scene -- Collection and Packaging the Firearm -- Recovery of a Firearm from Water -- Recovery of Cartridges, Spent Bullet Cases, and Bullets -- Additional Analysis Considerations -- Documenting Bullet Defects -- Chemical Testing to Determine if It Is a Bullet Defect -- Testing for Copper -- Testing for Lead -- Recovery of Firearms Evidence from the Victim -- Detection of Gunpowder Patterns -- Visual -- Infrared (IR) -- Collection and Packaging of Clothing -- Documentation and Collection of Gunshot Residue -- Appendix A: Universal Precautions -- Appendix B: Crime Scene Entry Log* -- Appendix C: Crime Scene Notes* -- Appendix D: Photograph Identifier Slate* -- Appendix E: Photography Log* -- Appendix F: Friction Ridge Evidence Worksheet* -- Appendix G: Impression Evidence Worksheet* -- Appendix H: Biological Evidence Worksheet* -- Appendix I: Trace Evidence Worksheet* -- Appendix J: Firearms Documentation Worksheet* -- Appendix K: Bloodstain Pattern Taxonomy* -- Appendix L: Entomology Worksheet (Neglect)* -- Appendix M: Postblast Scene Management Worksheet* -- Appendix N: Druggist Fold Instructions* -- Appendix O: Immersion Burn Worksheet* -- Index.

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