CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

• NCJ Number: 40307
• Author(s): D O Schultz
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 256 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TEXTBOOK FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENTS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND LAB TECHNICIANS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE PROPER HANDLING OF THE CRIME SCENE AND PROPER PROCESSING OF THE EVIDENCE.

Abstract

AREAS COVERED INCLUDE CRIME SCENE PROCESSING, HANDLING AND CARE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, TRACE EVIDENCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CASING AND MOLDING, AND FINGERPRINTING. FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, GLASS FRACTURES, DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, AND DRUGS ALSO ARE TREATED. MANY OF THE TECHNIQUES IN THE TEXT ARE BASED ON THE U.S. ARMY FIELD MANUAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP