Librería Servicio Médico

Author: Barry A. J. Fisher, David R. Fisher

Language: English

Finishing: Hardcover , 535 pages

ISBN: 9781439817049

Edition Number: June 2012

Description:

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.

Features:

• Uses an accessible style appealing to a wide audience of students, detectives, scientists, and attorneys
• Presents a new chapter on digital evidence collection
• Covers the latest on DNA, including touch DNA, partial matches, and familial searching
• Includes new color photos and real case examples
• Provides an overview of the crime scene investigation process, from the first officer on the scene through the legal system
• Contains end-of-chapter questions to test readers’ assimilation of concepts

Table of Contents:

• Introduction 
• Classification and Individualization of Physical Evidence 
• Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence 
• Important Considerations in Crime Scene Investigations 
• Courtroom Testimony Tips 
• Before Going to Court 
• Giving Expert Testimony 
• Cross-Examination 
• Other Points 
• Teamwork 
• Professional Development 
• First Officer at the Crime Scene 
• The Case of the Lady in Cement 
• The First Officer at the Scene 
• Recording the Time 
• When a Suspect Is Found at the Scene 
• Entering the Scene Proper 
• Protecting the Integrity of the Scene 
• Injured Person on the Scene 
• Dead Person on the Scene 
• Summoning the Coroner/Medical Examiner 
• Firearms and Ammunition on the Scene 
• What to Do Until Investigating Personnel Arrive 
• Continued Protection of the Scene 
• The Crime Scene Investigator 
• Actual Examination of the Scene 
• Specialized Personnel at the Crime Scene 
• Health and Safety Issues at Crime Scenes 
• Processing the Crime Scene 
• Plan of Action 
• Note Taking 
• Crime Scene Search 
• Crime Scene Photography 
• Sketching the Crime Scene 
• Collection of Evidence 
• Establishing Identity 
• Fingerprints and Palm Prints 
• Handwriting Examination 
• Identification of Human Remains 
• Trace Evidence 
• Sources of Trace Evidence 
• Collection and Preservation of Trace Evidence 
• Examples of Trace Evidence 
• Objects Left at the Crime Scene 
• Blood, Forensic Biology, and DNA 
• A Word of Caution! 
• Contamination 
• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 
• Presumptive Tests for Blood† 
• Searching for Bloodstains 
• Description and Recording of Bloodstains 
• Collection and Preservation of Bloodstains 
• Removal of Bloodstains 
• Bloodstained Objects 
• Semen-Stained Objects 
• Forensic DNA Typing 
• PCR-Based Technology 
• High Sensitivity DNA Testing/Touch DNA 
• Mitochondrial DNA 
• Y-STRs 
• CODIS 
• Forensic DNA and Unsolved Cases 
• Partial Matches and Familial Searching 
• Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods 
• DNA Cases 
• The Molecular Autopsy 
• Missing Persons 
• Biogeographical Ancestry 
• The Future 
• Impression Evidence 
• Footprints 
• Marks on Clothes and Parts of the Body 
• Casting Material for Bite Mark Evidence 
• Tool Marks 
• Firearms Examination 
• Characteristics of Firearms 
• Ammunition 
• Firearms Evidence 
• Gunshot Residue (GSR) Analysis 
• Collecting Firearms Evidence 
• Handling of Firearms 
• Cartridge Cases 
• Bullets 
• Arson and Explosives 
• Physical Evidence 
• Explosives 
• Homemade Explosives 
• Bomb Scene Investigation 
• Illicit Drugs and Toxicology 
• Psychoactive Drugs 
• Crime Scene Search 
• Clandestine Drug Laboratories 
• Collection and Preservation of Evidence 
• The Field Investigation Drug Officer 
• Toxicology 
• U.S. DEA Drug Schedule Classification 
• Investigating Sexual Assault 
• Rape 
• Other Assaults 
• Public Lewdness/Forcible Touching 
• Burglary Investigation 
• Points of Entry 
• Entry through Windows 
• Entry through Doors 
• Entry through Basement Windows and Skylights 
• Entry through Roofs 
• Entry through Walls 
• Entry through Floors 
• Simulated Burglaries 
• Detailed Examination of the Scene 
• Safe Burglaries 
• Safe Burglaries Using Explosives 
• Motor Vehicle Investigation 
• Vehicle Theft 
• Abandoned Vehicles 
• Homicide in a Vehicle 
• Hit-and-Run Investigation 
• Marks from Vehicles 
• Homicide Investigation 
• Murder, Suicide, or Accident? 
• Cause of Death 
• Suicide 
• Signs of Struggle 
• Location of Weapon 
• Examination of a Dead Body at the Crime Scene 
• Murder 
• Detailed Examination of the Scene of the Crime 
• Outdoor Crime Scenes 
• Discovering a Body Hidden at Another Location 
• Investigation of a Greatly Altered Body or Skeleton 
• The Scene of Discovery 
• Packing and Transporting 
• Examining Remains of Clothing and Other Objects 
• Estimating the Time of Death 
• Decomposition of the Body 
• Action of Insects and Other Animals on a Dead Body 
• Other Indications of Time of Death 
• The Autopsy 
• Injuries from External Mechanical Violence 
• Injuries from Sharp External Violence 
• Marks or Damage on Clothing 
• Defense Injuries 
• Firearm Injuries 
• Bullet Injuries 
• Close and Distant Shots 
• Marks from Primers 
• Traces from Bullets 
• Traces from Cartridge Cases 
• Traces from the Barrel of the Weapon 
• Injuries from Small Shot 
• Damage to Clothes from Shooting 
• Modes of Death from Shooting 
• Explosion Injuries 
• Death by Suffocation 
• Death from Electric Currents 
• Violent Death in Fires 
• Death by Freezing 
• Death by Poisoning 
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
• Rape-Homicide and Sexual Assault-Related Murders 
• Infanticide and Child Abuse 
• Trunk Murder, Dismemberment of the Body 
• Accidental Death 
• Serial Murders 
• Digital Evidence 
• Computer Seizure 
• Steps to Remember 
• Collecting Video Evidence 
• Determine If There Is a Video 
• Stop the Recorder 
• Confiscate the Recording Medium Immediately 
• Document the Video System’s Physical Relationship to the Crime Scene 
• Seek Technical Assistance If Problems Occur 
• Appendix A 
• Appendix B 
• Bibliography 
• Index

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