Description
Book Synopsis"Pepper strikes a number of goals in one text simultaneously. It is a fine tool to assist CSI practitioners with their day-to-day duties; it is also a guide for career development and, in the comprehensive table of relevant statutes, Pepper provides commonly used abbreviations and academic references, all of which establish the book as a solid launch pad for further reading." Timothy G. ShilstonChief Superintendent, Northumbria Police, UK
Forensic evidence is dynamic in its context and continues to be highly significant in the detection and prosecution of crime. This means that the knowledge, skill and ability of the person who examines the scene of the crime - the Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) - must be thorough and up to date.
The second edition of this book guides trainee and newly appointed CSIs through the methods and procedures for the accurate recording and recovery of evidence from the scene of a crime. This step-by-step handbook has been thoroughly upda
Table of Contents
AbbreviationsList of tables and figures Introduction
The history and contemporary structure of the police, scientific services and crime scene investigation in the United Kingdom
Approaching the crime scene, packaging the evidence and the documentation required
The basics of crime scene photography
Trace evidence: Fibres, glass, hairs, paint and soil
Impressions: Footwear marks, instrument marks, glove marks and tyres
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and body fluids
Fingerprints
The investigation of a fire scene
Firearms
Terrorism, mass murder and disaster (major incidents)
The leadership and management of the forensic examination of a major crime scene
Other sources of evidence for the crime scene investigator
Health and safety at a crime scene
The Criminal Law Courts across the United Kingdom
Organizations related to crime scene investigation
Answers to questions
References
Index
