Download or read book Underwater Forensic Investigation Second Edition written by Ronald F. Becker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Improper handling of these scenes can lead to evidence being lost, unrecognizable, destroyed, contaminated, or rendered inadmissible at the time of trial. Updated and expanded, Underwater Forensic Investigation, Second Edition presents a comprehensive approach to the processing of an underwater crime scene and the steps necessary to conduct the operation. The book summarizes the history, physics, and laws applicable to underwater investigations and includes topics such as team formation, roles, deployment, and accountability. Explaining procedures that can make a true difference in the final outcome of water-related incidents, the author also debunks myths associated with submerged evidence. This second edition contains several new chapters on photography, contaminated sites, preservation of evidence, and release of the crime scene, and includes expanded information on death investigation and organizing the dive team. Nearly 100 color illustrations supplement the text. The science of water-related investigations is still in its infancy, and hence, the field needs accurate and useful sources of education. This text will assist law enforcement professionals and those in other areas of public safety in gaining the knowledge that has historically been lacking. The incorporation of the procedures presented will enable those tasked with working these scenes to develop a greater degree of professionalism, objectivity, thoroughness, and accuracy relating to the investigation of water-related incidents—increasing the chance for successful resolution of these difficult cases.

Download or read book Underwater Forensics written by Gail B. Stewart and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes a special branch of forensics to gather evidence from the murky depths. This book unveils the tools and techniques used by professionals involved in underwater forensics. Readers are introduced to police divers, and see how underwater investigations must be approached differently than those carried out on dry land. The submersion of evidence in water creates unique issues to discovery and documentation. Sidebars offer crime statistics, and information about careers in criminal investigation. An annotated bibliography is included.

Download or read book Underwater Forensic Investigation written by Ronald F. Becker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Improper handling of these scenes can lead to evidence being lost, unrecognizable, destroyed, contaminated, or rendered inadmissible at the time of trial. Updated and expanded, Und

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigation 2nd Edition written by Robert Teather and published by Best Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Edition of the Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations, published in 1994, was a groundbreaking addition to diving literature. To this day, it remains one of the preeminent publications in the area of underwater forensics and investigations. The manual demystifies and clarifies underwater investigative procedures, providing a clear, descriptive, step-by-step instruction manual for the public safety dive team and underwater investigators. The Second Edition of Corporal Robert Gordon Teather’s pinnacle text is now updated to include new tools and technologies used by today’s underwater investigators. Many individuals working in the fields of investigation and public safety diving have supplied their expertise to update Robert Teather’s original text, thus creating an enduring resource for public safety divers and underwater investigators for years to come.

Download or read book Forensic Investigation of Stolen Recovered and Other Crime Related Vehicles written by Eric Stauffer and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-10-11 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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

Download or read book Underwater Forensic Investigation written by Ronald Becker and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: The fundamental concept of Underwater Forensic Investigation is the knowledge that submerged evidentiary items do not necessarily lose their forensic value, and that in some instances water serves as a preservative. Underwater Forensic Investigation presents the most current thinking on processing underwater crime scenes, and the foundations set forth are the procedures that have accompanied underwater investigations from its very inception.

Download or read book An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation written by Dutelle and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation" serves to eliminate warped impressions influenced by the media, and clearly identifies and explains the crime scene investigative process, components, methods, and procedures.

Download or read book Underwater Forensics Research written by Mack S. House and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-04-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there have been several books written on the subject of "Body" and weapon/evidence "Recovery", none have focused on diver safety and human anatomy to the degree that this book has. The author has focused on diver safety issues that include safety practices found in the commercial diving industry as well as OSHA and the United States Coast Guard. The information base is not only diverse but very informative to the reader/student. This book covers issues regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPPA) that has yet to be considered in any other diving related text. The importance of victim confidentiality is extended in the area of Underwater Forensics Research due to the fact that this level of diver training includes both medical and legal guidelines. The information provided in this section is informative and easily understood by the reader. Underwater Forensics Research provides the reader with an informative section in forensics which includes but is not limited to post mortem physiology. The author explains each stage of post mortem changes as well as important procedural considerations for documentation with regard to "authorized" chain of custody and related issues. The glossary of terms covers every detail of the book while providing the reader with an easy to understand explanation of each term used. The reader will be surprised with how easy this book is to understand. Although the book is extensive in information, you will find that it is rather uncomplicated in reading. This book is just as informative for a judge as it is for the physician and professional diver/student. This book would be an invaluable asset for any law enforcement agency, medical examiners office, emergency department, first responder/Medic, professional diver/s, RN, LPN, teacher and those interested in hyperbaric exposure.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 3080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Volumes 1-4, Second Edition is a pioneering four volume encyclopedia compiled by an international team of forensic specialists who explore the relationship between law, medicine, and science in the study of forensics. This important work includes over three hundred state-of-the-art chapters, with articles covering crime-solving techniques such as autopsies, ballistics, fingerprinting, hair and fiber analysis, and the sophisticated procedures associated with terrorism investigations, forensic chemistry, DNA, and immunoassays. Available online, and in four printed volumes, the encyclopedia is an essential reference for any practitioner in a forensic, medical, healthcare, legal, judicial, or investigative field looking for easily accessible and authoritative overviews on a wide range of topics. Chapters have been arranged in alphabetical order, and are written in a clear-and-concise manner, with definitions provided in the case of obscure terms and information supplemented with pictures, tables, and diagrams. Each topic includes cross-referencing to related articles and case studies where further explanation is required, along with references to external sources for further reading. Brings together all appropriate aspects of forensic medicine and legal medicine Contains color figures, sample forms, and other materials that the reader can adapt for their own practice Also available in an on-line version which provides numerous additional reference and research tools, additional multimedia, and powerful search functions Each topic includes cross-referencing to related articles and case studies where further explanation is required, along with references to external sources for further reading

Download or read book Manual of Forensic Science written by Anna Barbaro and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A truly international and multi-disciplinary compendium of current best practices authored by top practitioners from around the world, the book covers current trends and technology advances in the following disciplines within forensic science: bloodstain pattern analysis, forensic photography, ballistics, latent prints, forensic genetics and DNA, questioned documents, forensic toxicology, forensic clinical medicine, forensic pathology, forensic odontology, forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic biometry, forensic psychology and profiling, law comparison and ethics, and much more. The book serves as an invaluable resource and handbook for forensic professionals throughout the world.

Download or read book An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation written by Aric W. Dutelle and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive and accurate overview of the practical application of forensic science in crime scene investigation.

Download or read book The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book written by Patricia Barnes-Svarney and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, accessible, and informative guide to the science of criminal investigations. Covering the fundamentals, science, history, and analysis of clues, The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book: Reading Clues at the Crime Scene, Crime Lab and in Court provides detailed information on crime scene investigations, techniques, laboratory finding, the latest research, and controversies. It looks at the science of law enforcement, how evidence is gathered, processed, analyzed, and viewed in the courtroom, and more. From the cause, manner, time of a death, and autopsies to blood, toxicology, DNA typing, fingerprints, ballistics, tool marks, tread impressions, and trace evidence, it takes the reader through the many sides of a death investigation. Arson, accidents, computer crimes, criminal profiling, and much, much more are also addressed. The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book gives real-world examples and looks at what Hollywood gets right and wrong. It provides the history of the science, and it introduces the scientists behind breakthroughs. An easy-to-use and informative reference, it brings the complexity of a criminal investigation into focus and provides well-researched answers to over 950 common questions, such as ... What is the difference between cause of death and manner of death? How did a person’s skull fit into criminal evidence in the early 1800s? When were fingerprints first used to identify a criminal? How is the approximate time of death of a crime scene victim determined? What is forensic serology? What is the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System? Can a forensics expert look at skeletal remains and tell whether the person was obese? How can a simple knot analyzed in the crime lab be used as evidence? Can fingerprints be permanently changed or destroyed? How fast does a bullet travel? How was a chemical analysis of ink important in the conviction of Martha Stewart? What types of data are often retrieved from a crime scene cellphone? Can analyses similar to those used in forensics be used to uncover doping in athletics? What is the Personality Assessment Inventory? What are some motives that cause an arsonist to start a fire? What state no longer allows bite marks as admissible evidence in a trial? What is the Innocence Project? Why are eyewitness accounts not always reliable? Who was “Jack the Ripper”? Providing the facts, stats, history, and science, The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book answers intriguing questions about criminal investigations. This informative book also includes a helpful bibliography, glossary of terms, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

Download or read book Crime Scene Photography written by Edward M. Robinson and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-06-12 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime Scene Photography, Third Edition, covers the general principles and concepts of photography, while also delving into the more practical elements and advanced concepts of forensic photography. Robinson assists the reader in understanding and applying essential concepts in order to create images that are able to withstand challenges in court. This text is a required reading by both the International Association for Identification’s Crime Scene Certification Board and the Forensic Photography Certification Board. Includes an instructor website with lecture slides, practical exercises, a test bank, and image collection and many videos which can be used. Extensively illustrated with over 1000 full color photographs, with many images entirely new for the third edition Over 100 practical exercises help the reader grasp the practical applications Variations of correct and incorrect approaches, to be used alongside practical exercises, available online in the Instructor’s Manual The chapter on Special Photographic Situations includes new sections on autopsy photography, images from drones, recommendations to photographically document bloodstain patterns and firearms trajectories

Download or read book The Underwater Crime Scene written by Ronald F. Becker and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1960s, a group of dedicated archaeologists, with a love for the sea and scuba diving, has given birth, nourished, and raised underwater investigation to a science. Utilizing the same type of concepts and techniques as field archaeologists, including painstaking application of patience, scientific method, measurement, photography, sketches, and recovery, they have been able to retrieve and reconstruct ancient vessels and their cargoes. It is the purpose of this book to bring together the science of marine archaeology to the needs of police agencies that have the responsibility for providing law enforcement on waterways. Much evidence is lost, unrecognized, or mishandled and rendered unusable at time of trial because of improper handling during the underwater recovery process. This text provides the scientific alternative to what is presently being done. Topics include legal liability and the underwater process, the underwater crime scene, the underwater recovery team, boat searches and patterns, temporal and geographical plotting of evidence, underwater excavation, handling evidence, medicolegal aspects of underwater death, and using recovered evidence in the courtroom

Download or read book The Science of Crime Scenes written by Max M. Houck and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Crime Scenes covers the philosophy of crime scenes as historical events, the personnel involved at a scene (including the media), the detection of criminal traces and their reconstruction, and special crime scenes, such as mass disasters and terroristic events.

Download or read book NightShade Forensic FBI Files COMPLETE SET A Witch and Werewolf Investigative Supernatural Suspense Series written by A.J. Scudiere and published by Griffyn Ink. This book was released on 2023-01-07 with total page 6346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HUGE savings off individual book prices! Includes all 11 books of the NightShade Forensic Files series. Strange clues. Strange cases. Stranger investigators. Eleri Eames never thought she’d be able to work for the FBI again, not after they kicked her out the first time. Donovan Heath never expected to be recruited as an agent, he figured he belonged in the morgue with the dead things. But when Eleri and Donovan are thrown together, they are tasked with solving the increasingly wild cases that come their way. Eleri can’t explain the hunches she gets, and Donovan simply can’t tell Eleri why exactly his sense of smell and hearing are heightened or why he sometimes just needs to run. As their pasts become more apparent in who they are, and as guarded secrets start to leak out, can they trust each other? The stakes are high, and the odds are low, but Eleri and Donovan might be the only ones who can find justice. In NightShade nothing is as it seems…

Download or read book Textbook of Forensic Science written by Pankaj Shrivastava and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides essential and fundamental information to modern forensics investigations. It discusses criminalistics and crime scene aspects, including investigation, management, collecting and packaging various types of physical evidence, forwarding, and chain of custody. It presents fundamental principles, ethics, challenges and criticism of forensic sciences and reviews the crime typologies, the correlates of crime, criminology, penology, and victimology. It provides a viewpoint on legal aspects, including types of evidence, the procedure in the court and scrutiny of the evidence and experts. The book summarizes forensic serological evidences such as blood, semen, saliva, milk-tears, sweat, vaginal fluids, urine, and sweat. It also provides an overview of forensic examination of different types of evidence and also includes comprehensive detailing of forensic ballistics including firearm classification, bullet comparison and matching. Further, it explores the examinations of drugs, chemicals, explosives, and petroleum products. It focuses on the various aspects of forensic toxicology, including the study of various poisons/toxins, associated signs and symptoms, a fatal dose /fatal period of poisons. The book also emphasizes digital and cyber forensics, including classification, data recovery tools, encryption and decryption methods, image, and video forensics. It is a useful resource for graduate and post-graduate students in the field of Forensic Science.