Evidence found: an approach to crime scene investigation

Evidence Found: An Approach to Crime Scene Investigation examines the thought processes that can lead to forensic errors. It includes tips and tricks gleaned from the author's 25 years of relevant experience in the field. As both low and high profile crime scene investigations suffer from errors that lead to negative impacts on both investigation results and court proceedings, this text evaluates the decision-making process, including case studies and logical arguments that provide a framework readers can use to recognize, evaluate, and alter negative decision-making patterns, including self-examination, before they negatively impact an investigation or the overall operation of a forensic unit.

Includes index.

Front Cover; Evidence Found; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Figures; Chapter 1 -- The Evidence Search-Where It All Begins; FIFTEEN MINUTES OF PLANNING CAN SAVE HOURS OF PROBLEMS; INTENTION IS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE NOT A DEFAULT SETTING; CASE STUDY 1: CARTRIDGES? WHAT CARTRIDGES?; Chapter 2 -- Evidence Search Techniques-Tips and Tricks; SITUATION 1-KNOWING WHERE EVIDENCE IS NOT; SITUATION 2-FIELD TESTING OF THEORIES; SITUATION 3-GRASS, SHELL CASINGS, AND NIGHT; SITUATION 4-SUSPECTS WEARING GLOVES (LATENT PRINTS).

SITUATION 5-SUSPECTS WEARING GLOVES (DNA)SITUATION 6-MAGNETIC POWDER USAGE: METAL; SITUATION 7-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 8-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 9-EVIDENCE SEARCH INDOORS; Chapter 3 -- Sequential Processing: Determining Evidence Value; DEFINITIONS; CRIME SCENE LAYOUT ANALYSIS; Chapter 4 -- Sequential Processing: Evaluating Evidence and Process; DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPTS TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; CASE STUDY 1: A COLLISION OF RESOURCES; Chapter 5 -- Sequential Processing: Crime Scene Briefing; CASE STUDY 1: THE VIDEO; CASE STUDY 2: STEP BY STEP.

Chapter 6 -- Evidence Processing: The…