Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, is written by a former crime scene investigator and forensic scientist who provides practical, straightforward, and immediately applicable best practices. Readers will learn the latest techniques and procedures, including deconstructing first responder contamination, the preliminary walk-through, utilizing associative evidence, enhancing trace, biological and chemical evidence, and reconstructing scenes through wound dynamics, glass fracture patterns, bloodstain patterns, ballistics, and more. This lab manual provides information and examples for all aspects of crime scene investigation.
In addition, included exercises teach the proper techniques for securing, documenting and searing a crime scene, how to visualize or enhance the evidence found, how to package and preserve the evidence, and how to reconstruct what happened at the crime scene. This manual is intended to accompany any crime scene investigation textbook.
Key Features
- Designed to complement any text used in crime scene investigation courses
- Contains over 20+ proven exercises and material from actual crime scenes, providing students with hands-on learning
- Written by an experienced educator and former crime scene investigator/forensic scientist
Exercise A: Defining a Crime Scene
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Discussion Questions
Exercise B: Physical Evidence at Crime Scenes
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Exercise C: Locard Exchange Principle
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SECTION II
Exercise D: First Responders at Crime Scenes
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Exercise E: Crime Scene Security
Multilevel Crime Scene Security
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Exercise F:Preliminary Scene Survey
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SECTION III
Exercise G: Crime Scene Documentation: Notes
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Exercise H: Crime Scene Documentation: Videography
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Exercise I: Crime Scene Documentation: Photography
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Special Topic: Laser Scanners at Crime Scenes
Exercise J: Crime Scene Documentation: Sketching
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SECTION IV
Exercise K: Physical Searches
Objectives of a Crime Scene Search
General Concepts of Crime Scene Searches
Crime Scene Search Patterns
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Exercise L: Visualization and Enhancement: Lighting Aids
Specific Evidence Applications
Photographic Methods
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Exercise M: Visualization and Enhancement: Biological Evidence
Biological Evidence and Pattern Enhancement Reagents
Field Tests for Biological Evidence
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Exercise N: Visualization and Enhancement: Chemical Evidence
Tests for Gunshot Residue (GSR)
Tests for Explosive Residues
Tests for Controlled Substances and Drugs
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Exercise O: Visualization and Enhancement: Combination Methods
Impression Evidence
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Exercise P: Packaging, Preservation, and Collection of Evidence
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SECTION V
Exercise Q: Final Scene Survey
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Exercise R: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Wound Dynamics
Wound Dynamics
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Exercise S: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Glass Fracture Patterns
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Exercise T: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Patterns I
Basic Bloodstain Patterns
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Exercise U: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Patterns II
Impacted Bloodstain Spatters Pattern
Repetitive Dripping Patterns
Arterial Gushes (Projected Blood)
Point of Origin of Bloodshed Determinations
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Exercise V: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Shooting Investigations
Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determinations
Methods for Trajectory Determinations
Experimentation of Trajectories
Projectiles and Casings
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Exercise W: Crime Scene Reconstruction: Report Writing and Mock Scene Reconstruction
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Answer Bank for Discussion Questions
Appendix I: Solutions and Reagents
Appendix II: Glossary of Terms
Index
- Houck, Science of Crime Scenes, Jul 2012, 9780123864642, $99.95
- Robinson, Crime Scene Photography 2e, Feb 2010, 9780123757289, $116.00
- Lee, Henry Lee’s Crime Scene Handbook, Jun 2001, 9780124408302, $115.00
- Turvey, Forensic Investigations, 2017, 9780128006801, $89.95
Primary courses in crime scene investigation, taught in both forensic science and criminal justice programs, and law enforcement training programs
This text is excellent! I used it while teaching a Forensic Law Course at Rowan University in 2019.