Crime scene forensics : a scientific method approach /
"Bridging the gap between practical crime scene investigation and scientific theory, Crime Scene Forensics: A Scientific Method Approach maintains that crime scene investigations are intensely intellectual exercises that marry scientific and investigative processes. Success in this field requir...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
c2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Bridging the gap between practical crime scene investigation and scientific theory, Crime Scene Forensics: A Scientific Method Approach maintains that crime scene investigations are intensely intellectual exercises that marry scientific and investigative processes. Success in this field requires experience, creative thinking, logic, and the correct application of the science and the scientific method. Emphasizing the necessary thought processes for applying science to the investigation, this text covers: The general scene investigation process, including definitions and philosophy as well as hands-on considerations; Archiving the crime scene through photography, sketching, and video; Managing the crime scene investigation--the glue that holds the investigation together; Searching the crime scene--the logical byproduct of archiving and management; Impression/pattern evidence, including fingerprints, bloodstains, footwear impressions, and tire track impressions; The biological crime scene and recognizing, collecting, and preserving biological evidence, including forensic entomology and evidence found at bioweapon scenes; The fundamental principles of evidence as expressed by the Principle of Divisible Matter and the Locard Exchange Principle: every touch leaves a trace; Trace evidence, including glass, paint, and soil; Shooting incident scenes, with discussion of bullet paths and gunshot residue."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 616 p. :) ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439859957 1439859957 |