Unique in focus, Crime Scene Analysis: Practical Procedures and Techniques is written specifically for crime
scene investigators and reveals the latest methods of investigation in an easy-to-use field reference format. A
combined text and procedures book, it is intended for the non-scientist or beginning forensic scientist and addresses
how to, when to, and in what order to use the procedures to one's best advantage. Using a clear, step-by-step approach,
readers learn how to conduct specific tasks, alternatives to try when the original technique is not viable and
safety concerns that should be considered when working in the field.
Table of Contents
PART I. PLANNING, TRAINING, AND EQUIPPING
1. Preparation and Initial Steps
2. Equipment and Supplies
3. Arrival at the Scene
PART II. THE CRIME SCENE
4. Notes and Forms
5. Photography
6. Crime Scene Drawings
7. Fingerprints
8. Pattern Evidence
PART III. PROPERTY CRIME
9. Types of Property Crime
10. Fire and Explosion Investigations
PART IV. ASSAULTS
11. Blood and Body Fluids
12. Sexual Assault
13. Elder, Child, and Spousal Abuse and Neglect
PART V. Death Investigation
14. Death Investigation. General Considerations
15. Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
16. Forensic Odontology
17. Forensic Entomology
18. Injury and Wound Patterns
19. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
20. Natural, Accidental, and Undetermined Deaths
21. Suicide
22. Homicide