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Techniques of crime scene investigation / Barry J. Fisher, David Fisher.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, �2012.Edition: 8th edDescription: xxxi, 503 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781439810057
  • 1439810052
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV8073 .F49 2012
Contents:
First officer at the crime scene -- The crime scene investigator -- Specialized personnel at the crime scene -- Processing the crime scene -- Establishing identity -- Trace evidence -- Blood, forensic biology, and DNA -- Impression evidence -- Firearms examination -- Arson and explosives -- Illicit drugs and toxicology -- Investigating sexual assault -- Burglary investigation -- Motor vehicle investigation -- Homicide investigation -- Digital evidence.
Summary: From the publisher. The application of science and technology plays a critical role in the investigation and adjudication of crimes in our criminal justice system. But before science can be brought to bear on evidence, it must be recognized and collected in an appropriate manner at crime scenes. Written by authors with over 50 years of combined experience in forensic science, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation examines the concepts, field-tested techniques, and procedures of crime scene investigation. Detectives, crime scene technicians, and forensic scientists can rely on this updated version of the "forensics bible" to effectively apply science and technology to the tasks of solving crimes. What's new in the eighth edition: the latest in forensic DNA testing and collection, including low copy number DNA; a new chapter on digital evidence; new case studies with color photographs; end-of-chapter study questions; practical tips and tricks of the trade in crime scene processing.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-493) and index.

First officer at the crime scene -- The crime scene investigator -- Specialized personnel at the crime scene -- Processing the crime scene -- Establishing identity -- Trace evidence -- Blood, forensic biology, and DNA -- Impression evidence -- Firearms examination -- Arson and explosives -- Illicit drugs and toxicology -- Investigating sexual assault -- Burglary investigation -- Motor vehicle investigation -- Homicide investigation -- Digital evidence.

From the publisher. The application of science and technology plays a critical role in the investigation and adjudication of crimes in our criminal justice system. But before science can be brought to bear on evidence, it must be recognized and collected in an appropriate manner at crime scenes. Written by authors with over 50 years of combined experience in forensic science, Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation examines the concepts, field-tested techniques, and procedures of crime scene investigation. Detectives, crime scene technicians, and forensic scientists can rely on this updated version of the "forensics bible" to effectively apply science and technology to the tasks of solving crimes. What's new in the eighth edition: the latest in forensic DNA testing and collection, including low copy number DNA; a new chapter on digital evidence; new case studies with color photographs; end-of-chapter study questions; practical tips and tricks of the trade in crime scene processing.

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