The Practice Of Crime Scene Investigation covers numerous aspects of crime scenes investigation, including the latest in education and training, quality systems accreditation, quality assurance, and the application of specialist scientific disciplines to crime. Written by authors specifically chosen for their expertise in this specialized field, the book includes discussion on fingerprinting, dealing with trauma victims, photofit technology, the role of the pathologist and ballistic expert, clandestine laboratories, and explosives. This comprehensive book is a valuable reference for everyone interested in forensic science and the broader application of the justice system.
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- English
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The Practice Of Crime Scene Investigation
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the authors
- Introduction
- 1. Crime scene investigation
- 2. Associative evidence – the Locard exchange principle
- 3. The education and training of crime scene investigators: an Australian perspective
- 4. Crime scene investigation and third party quality systems accreditation: Australia’s experience
- 5. Management of crime scene investigation
- 6. Application of forensic light sources at the crime scene
- 7. Crime scene photography
- 8. Specialised photography and imaging
- 9. Fingerprint identification
- 10. The ballistics expert at the scene
- 11. The role of the pathologist at the crime scene
- 12. Establishing identity with odontology
- 13. Drug operations
- 14. Clandestine drug laboratory investigations
- 15. Fire and explosion scene examination
- 16. The scientific requirements and outcomes of a sexual assault crime scene investigation
- 17. Botanical and soil evidence at the crime scene
- 18. The application of entomology to criminal investigations
- 19. Physical comparative evidence
- 20. Signal processing evidence
- 21. Crime scene investigation: key issues for the future
- Index
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