Complete crime scene investigation handbook. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Everett Baxter Jr.
• Authors: Baxter, Everett
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; ; The Investigative Team; The Initial Responding Officer; Natural Boundary; Artificial Boundary; Start a Crime Scene Log; The Crime Scene Investigator; Goals of the Crime Scene Investigator; The Detective; The Analyst; The Prosecutor; The Defense Attorney; The Crime Scene Analyst/Reconstructionist; Exercises; ; Forensic Search and Seizure; Do We Have the Right to Be at the Scene?; The Fourth Amendment; Legal Means to Process Scene; Consent; Search Incident to Arrest; Exigent Circumstances; Search Warrant; Search Warrant Returns; Court Order; Exceptions to the Warrant Requirements; Forensic Evidence; Exercises; ; DOCUMENTATION; ; Note-Taking Exercises; Purpose of Documentation; Note Taking; Task Lists/To-do Lists; Field Notes; Note Categories; Exercises; ; Photography Exercises; Uses of Photography; Photographic Terms; Photo Exercise; Cropping or Magnification Factor; Files; Exposure Compensation Button; Photo Exercise; Shooting Modes; Additional Equipment; Photo Exercise; Photo Exercise; Exposure; Light; Lighting Angles; Distances; Camera Distance; Light Distance; Light Source Closest to Camera; The Importance of Light; Using Direct Reflections; Photo Exercises; Additional Lighting Considerations; Photo Exercises; Photo Log; Flash Photography; Photo Exercises; ; Sketching Exercises; Uses of Sketches and Forensic Maps; Sketch Information; Reducing Clutter in Sketch; Admissibility of Sketches into Court; Types of Sketches; Measurement; Accuracy of Measuring Devices; Use of Landmarks; Fixed vs. Nonfixed Measurements; Measuring Methods; Creating a Sketch; Interval vs. Continual Measuring Method; Creating a Final Sketch; Making Your Rough Sketch Permanent; Three-Dimensional Sketches; Conclusion; Exercises; ; LOCATING EVIDENCE; ; Searching; Searches and Search Patterns; Intrusiveness of the Search; Special Considerations; Interior and Exterior Searches; Interior Searches; Exterior Searches; Vehicle Searches; Exercises; ; Alternate Light Sources; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Qualities of Light; Alternate Light Sources; Filters; Camera Filter vs. External Light Filter; Exercise; Photo Exercise; ; Presumptive Tests and Chemical Enhancements; Presumptive Tests; Catalytic Tests; Specificity vs. Sensitivity; Swab Testing Method; Pouch Testing Method; Types of Presumptive Tests; Exercises; Photo Exercise; Chemical Enhancements; Exercise; Photo Exercise; Exercise; Photo Exercise; Confirmatory Tests for Blood; Semen; A Note on Shelf Life; ; Latent Fingerprint Development; Introduction; Attempts to Avoid Detection; Fingerprint Characteristics; Fingerprint Classification Statistics; Fingerprint Detail; Fingerprint Makeup; A Point of Clarification; Uses of Fingerprints; Things to Consider before Fingerprinting; Age of Latent Fingerprint; Prepuberty Considerations; Crime Scene Investigator Skill Level; Additional Factors to Consider; Three Categories of Fingerprints; Latent Fingerprint; Patent or Visible Fingerprint; Plastic Fingerprint; Training Is Important; Experimentation at the Scene; Types of Brushes; Fiberglass and Animal-Hair Brushes; Magnetic Brushes; Proper Uses of Brushes; Fiberglass or Squirrel-Hair Brush; Magnetic Brush; Fiberglass/Squirrel-Hair Brushes vs. Magnetic Wands; Contaminated Surfaces; Powders; Aluminum Flake Powder; Granular Powder; Magnetic Powders; All Other Powders; Powder Studies; Colored vs. Black Powders; Lifting Latent Fingerprints; Clear Lifting Tape; Latent Fingerprint Backing Cards; Fingerprint Lifting Aids; Techniques for Applying Tape to Surfaces; Techniques for Attaching Tape to Backing Card; Extending a Backing Card; Using 2-in. Tape to Make Palm-Sized Tape; Trim Ends of Tape; Other Techniques for Lifting Latent Fingerprints; Incidental Marks on the Lifting Tape; Powder-Processing Methods; Additional Fingerprint Development Techniques; Visual Examination; Ultraviolet Examination; Fluorescence Examination; Chemical Processing; Cyanoacrylate Method; Dye Stains for Post-Cyanoacrylate Fuming; Additional Methods Not Discussed; Additional Chemical Processing Methods; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Paper Evidence; Ninhydrin Method; DFO; 1, 2-Indanedione Method; Zinc Chloride Method; Thermal Paper; Additional Methods Not Discussed; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Adhesive Side of Tape; Sticky-Side Powder Method; Wet Wop/Wet Powder Method; TapeGlo Method; Gentian Violet Method; Submitting Tape; Additional Methods Not Discussed; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Blood-Contaminated Evidence; Acid Violet 17 Method; Acid Yellow 7 Method; Amido Black (Methanol Based) Method; Amido Black (Water Based) Method; Leucocrystal Violet Method<BR INTRODUCTION ; Investigative Team ; Investigative Team and Their Responsibilities; Bibliography; Forensic Search and Seizure ; Introduction; Standing; Legal Means to Process Scene; Exclusionary Rule; Forensic Evidence; Blood, DNA, Body Samples; Nontestimonial Evidence; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Important Court Cases; Acknowledgment; Bibliography; DOCUMENTATION ; Note Taking ; Purpose of Documentation; Key Elements of a Properly Documented Crime Scene; Field Notes; Task Lists/To-Do Lists; Note Categories; Preformatted Note Forms; Vehicle Documentation; Notes; Bibliography; Photography ; Artistic Photography; Police Photography; Stop and Exposure; Aperture (F/Stop); Depth of Field; Shutter Speed; ISO; Artificial Lighting; Hard Light versus Soft Light; Crime Scene Photography; Categories of Photographs; Successful Photographs; Photographic Psychology; Photograph Admissibility into Court; Crime Scene Photography: Overall Photographs; Crime Scene Photography: Midrange Photographs; Crime Scene Photography: Close-Up Photographs; Photographs with Evidence Markers; Examination Quality Photographs; Victim/Suspect/Witness Photographs; Officer-Involved Shootings; Vehicle Photography; Collision or Accident Photography; Other Uses of Evidence Photographs; Aerial Photography; Adding to Aerial Photographs; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Important Case Law; Bibliography; Sketching ; Uses of Sketches and Forensic Maps; Determining When to Create a Sketch or Forensic Map; Categories of Sketches; Sketch versus Forensic Map; Sketch Information and Format; Sketch Admissibility into Court; Types of Sketches; Measuring Devices; Measuring Methods; Note about Measuring Techniques; Creating a Sketch; Measuring Methods for Structures; Use of Table or Measurement Log; Creating a Final Sketch; Making Your Rough Sketch Permanent; Three-Dimensional Sketches; Computer-Generated Symbols; Sketches; Bibliography; LOCATING EVIDENCE ; Crime Scene Searching Techniques ; Search Patterns; Information Provided Prior to Search; Intrusiveness of the Search; Special Considerations; Additional Searching Techniques; Search Problems; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; References; Alternate Light Source ; Electromagnetic Spectrum; How We See Objects; White Light; Light; Photoluminescence; Fluorescent Effect; Filters; Alternate Light Source; Other Uses of the ALS; Painting with Light Revisited; IR/UV Photography; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; References; Presumptive Tests and Chemical Enhancements ; Presumptive Tests; Types of Presumptive Tests; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Chemical Enhancements; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Cleaning Chemicals; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Confirmatory Tests for Blood; Semen; Note on Shelf Life; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; References; Latent Fingerprint Development ; Introduction; Attempts to Avoid Detection; Fingerprint Characteristics; Fingerprint Makeup; Point of Clarification; Uses of Fingerprints; Things to Consider before Fingerprinting; Three Categories of Fingerprints; Training is Important; Experimentation at the Scene; Types of Brushes; Proper Uses of Brushes; Powders; Clear Lifting Tape; Latent Fingerprint Backing Cards; Fingerprint Lifting Aids; Applying Tape to Surfaces Techniques; Attaching Tape to Backing Card Techniques; Extending a Backing Card; Using 2" Tape to Make Palm-Sized Tape; Trim Ends of Tape; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Hinge Lifters; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Rubber/Gel Lifters; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Special Lifting Tape; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Forensic Sil; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Clear Glue; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Mikrosil; Lifting the Latent Fingerprint Using Additional Techniques; Incidental Marks on the Lifting Tape; Powder Processing Methods; Additional Fingerprint Development Techniques; Chemical Processing; Precautionary Statement; Dye Stains for Post Cyanoacrylate Fuming; Additional Processing Methods; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Paper Evidence; Developing Latent Fingerprint on Adhesive Side of Tape; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Blood-Contaminated Evidence; Developing Latent Fingerprints on the Skin; Developing Latent Fingerprints on Fire Scene Evidence; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Fingerprint Flowcharts; References; Evidence Collection and Packaging ; Single Item of Evidence versus Multiple Items Collected Together; Evidence Collection Methods; Evidence Packaging; Packaging, Labeling, and Sealing; Protection of Evidence from Loss, Cross-Contamination, or Other Alterations; Decontamination of Equipment; Control Samples; Chain of Custody; Evidence Numbering; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Bibliography; TYPES OF EVIDENCE ; Physical Evidence ; Physical Evidence; Characteristics of Physical Evidence; Locard's Exchange Principle; Categories of Physical Evidence; Personal Protective Equipment; Physical Evidence and the Investigative Questions; Clothing Documentation; Photographs; Cut Clothing; Torn Clothing; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Bibliography; Serological Evidence ; DNA; Sources of DNA; Importance of DNA Evidence; DNA Evidence; DNA Transfer/Contamination in Fingerprint Processing; Types of Biological/Serological Evidence; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Buccal Swabs; DNA Issues; Bibliography; Trace Evidence ; Sources of Trace Evidence (Include but Are Not Limited To); Types of Trace Evidence (Include but Are Not Limited To); Value of Trace Evidence; Bibliography; Firearms and Toolmark Evidence ; Introduction; Five Firearms Styles; Firearm Bore; Ammunition; Examination of Firearms Evidence; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Gunshot Residue; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Toolmarks; Types of Toolmarks; Quality of the Toolmark; Knives; Value of Toolmark Evidence; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Bibliography; Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence ; Introduction; Usefulness of Footwear Impressions; Footwear Impression Formation; Locating Impressions; Known/Exemplar/Alibi Footwear; Tire Impressions; Usefulness of Tire Impressions; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Known/Exemplar/Alibi Tires; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Acknowledgment; Bibliography; Digital Evidence ; Introduction; Photography; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Acknowledgment; Bibliography; Injury Documentation ; Injury Documentation; Examination and Documentation of Injuries Using the ALS; Photographs; Sketches; Notes; Evidence Collection; Bibliography; SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ; Shooting Scene Documentation ; Ballistics; Proper Documentation of Shooting Scene; Bullet Defect Labeling; Proper Measurements to Document Bullet Defects; Ricochets; Glass; Shooting Scene Confirmatory Tests; Photography; Photographing Bullet Defects as a Measuring Tool; Sketches; Notes; Bullet Defect C
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 363.252; Crime scene searches -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Forensic sciences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498701457; 9781498701433
• Related ISBNs: 9781498701440; 9781498701426
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