Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation: Edition 2
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Accompanied by more than 300 color photographs, topics discussed include:
- Understanding the nature of physical evidence, including fingerprint, biological, trace, hair and fiber, and other forms of evidence
- Actions of the responding officer, from documenting and securing the initial information to providing emergency care
- Assessing the scene, including search considerations and dealing with chemical and bioterror hazards
- Crime scene photography, sketching, mapping, and notes and reports
- Light technology and preserving fingerprint and impression evidence
- Shooting scene documentation and reconstruction
- Bloodstain pattern analysis and the body as a crime scene
- Special scene considerations, including fire, buried bodies, and entomological evidence
- The role of crime scene analysis and reconstruction, with step-by-step procedures
Two appendices provide additional information on crime scene equipment and risk management, and each chapter is enhanced by a succinct summary, suggested readings, and a series of questions to test assimilation of the material. Using this book in your investigations will help you find out what happened and who is responsible.
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Ross Martin Gardner worked in law enforcement for nearly 29 years. The vast majority of that period was spent with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, performing duties as a special agent and command sergeant major. In 1999, SA Gardner retired from the military to take a position as a chief of police in a small suburban Atlanta police department. He served in that position until 2003, when he quit public service to become a full-time consultant and instructor. Ross is currently the vice president of Bevel, Gardner and Associates, a forensic education and consulting group.
