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The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Improper handling of these scenes can lead to evidence being lost, unrecognizable, destroyed, contaminated, or rendered inadmissible at the time of trial. Updated and expanded, Underwater Forensic Investigation, Second Edition presents a comprehensive approach to the processing of an underwater crime scene and the steps necessary to conduct the operation. The book summarizes the history, physics, and laws applicable to underwa.
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- A Brief History of Underwater Investigation; Chapter 3 -- An Explanation of Pressure and the Laws of Boyle, Charles, Dalton, and Henry; Chapter 4 -- The Underwater Forensic Investigator; Chapter 5 -- The Law of Search and Seizure; Chapter 6 -- The Underwater Crime Scene; Chapter 7 -- Underwater Photography; Chapter 8 -- Medicolegal Aspects of Underwater Death; Chapter 9 -- Firearms Recovery and Investigation; Chapter 10 -- Aircraft and Vehicle Investigations; Chapter 11 -- Vessel Recoveries
Chapter 12 -- EquipmentChapter 13 -- Diving in Contaminated Water; Chapter 14 -- Using Experts and Evidence in the Courtroom; Chapter 15 -- Defense Lawyers, Prosecutors, and Investigators; Appendix A: Dive Log; Appendix B: Benzie Area Public Safety Dive Team: Policies and Procedures Manual; Back Cover
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Includes bibliographical references and index.