Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles,
Edition 1Editors: By Eric Stauffer and Monica Bonfanti
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Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles provides unique and detailed insights into the investigations of one of the most common crime scenes in the world.
In addition to a thorough treatment of auto theft, the book covers vehicles involved in other forms of crime—dealing extensively with the various procedures and dynamics of evidence as it might be left in any crime scene.
An impressive collection of expert contributors covers a wide variety of subjects, including chapters on vehicle identification, examination of burned vehicles, vehicles recovered from under water, vehicles involved in terrorism, vehicle tracking, alarms, anti-theft systems, steering columns, and ignition locks. The book also covers such topics as victim and witness interviews, public and private auto theft investigations, detection of trace evidence and chemical traces, vehicle search techniques, analysis of automotive fluids, vehicle registration, document examination, and vehicle crime mapping.
It is the ultimate reference guide for any auto theft investigator, crime scene technician, criminalist, police investigator, criminologist, or insurance adjuster.
Key Features
- Extensively researched and exceptionally well-written by internationally-recognized experts in auto theft investigation and forensic science
- All the principles explained in the text are well-illustrated and demonstrated with more than 450 black and white and about 100 full-color illustrations, many directly from real cases
- Serves as both a valuable reference guide to the professional and an effective teaching tool for the forensic science student
About the author
By Eric Stauffer, School of Criminal Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland and Monica Bonfanti, Technical Head, Forensic Services, Geneva State Police, Switzerland
Mikel Longman
2 - Victim and Witness Interviews and Collection of Circumstantial Information
Jean-François Chevalley
Manuel Poza
3 - General Crime Scene Considerations and Documentation
Moira Johnson
Simone Reynolds
4 – Forensic Examination of Stolen-Recovered Vehicles
Part I: Technical Examination and General Forensic Traces
Marc Demierre
Part II: Chemical Traces - Drugs, Explosives, and Gunshot Residue
Francesco Saverio Romolo
5 - Traces and their Evidentiary Values
Éric Stauffer
6 - Vehicle Identification
William T. Smylie
7 - Restoration of Serial Numbers
Dr. Horst Katterwe
8 - Anti-Theft Systems
Robert F. Mangine
9 - Examination of Steering Columns and Ignition Locks
Robert F. Mangine
10 - Examination of Vehicle Keys
Emmanuel Fivaz
Monica Bonfanti
11 - Analysis of Vehicle Fluids
Éric Stauffer
12 - Examination of Burned Vehicles
Éric Stauffer
13 - Examination of Vehicles Recovered Underwater
Jean-François Voillot
14 - Examination of Vehicle License Plates
Didier Brossier
15 - Examination of Vehicle Registration Documents
Diana Ombelli
16 - Vehicle Searching Procedures
Stéphane Kummer
17 - Examination of Vehicles Involved in Terrorism
Greg Terp
18 - Investigation from the Public Side
Greg Terp
19 - Investigation from the Private Side
Part I: The European Perspective
Marc Stauffer
Part II: The US Perspective
Glenn Wheeler
20 - Vehicle Tracking
Greg Terp
21 - Vehicle Crime Mapping
Jerry Ratcliffe
22 - International Collaboration Through Interpol
Alain G. Barbier
Lee: Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook (Elsevier / Academic Press, 2001), $79.95 (USD) / £49.99 (GBP), ISBN: 0124408303