{"product_id":"crime-scene-management-9781119180906","title":"Crime Scene Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond edition of an established text on common procedures for the identification and processing of evidence at scenes of crime\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters on quality assurance and credibility of practices and processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eissues surrounding major and complex crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eForensic handling of mass fatalities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrime scene reconstruction and impact on evidence recovery processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Use of this Text xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Crime Scene Principles 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Crime Scene Context 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaul Sutton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What is a crime? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The nature of the UK legal system 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The legal system in England and Wales 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Other courts 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 The judicial system in Northern Ireland 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The Scottish legal system 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Judicial processes that deal with causes of death 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 What constitutes evidence? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 The chain of events in evidence gathering 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 The relationship between evidence gatherers and analysts 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.12 Health and safety considerations 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 First Officer Attending 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Trueman and Christopher Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Response to incident report 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Personnel involved in the investigative process 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Recording and recovery of scientific evidence 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Initial considerations of the First Officer Attending (FOA) 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Dealing with the victim 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Dealing with witnesses 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Dealing with suspects 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Dealing with the crime scene(s) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Documentation 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Dealing with violent crime 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.12 Summary and conclusion 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Role of the Crime Scene Investigator 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Trueman and Christopher Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Training the CSI 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The responsibilities of a CSI 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Forensic evidence 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Request for CSI attendance at crime scenes 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Actions when attending the crime scene 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Initial scene assessment (including health and safety considerations) 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Planning evidence recovery 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Recording the evidence 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 The elimination process 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Details of evidence recovered 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 Integrity, continuity and contamination 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.13 Packaging materials 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Conclusion 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Evidence-gathering Techniques 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Police Photography, Video Recording,3D Laser Scanning 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Crowe and Christopher Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 General guidelines 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Equipment 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Exposure 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Image quality\/size 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Depth of field 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 White balance 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Image data 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Flash photography 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Room interiors 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Vehicles 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12 Evidential items 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.13 Recording injuries to the person 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.14 Night photography 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.15 Footwear impressions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16 Fingerprints 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.17 Recording video evidence at crime scenes 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.18 The use of digital images in court 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.19 3D laser scanning of scenes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Fingerprints 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Charlton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The nature of friction ridge skin 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The structure of friction ridge skin 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Friction ridge growth 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Principles of friction ridge identification 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Comparison methodology 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Chemical composition of latent prints 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Identification of common locations for prints 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 The use of powdering techniques to enhance latent finger marks 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Chemical development techniques 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Laboratory and scene applications 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Fingerprints in bodily fluids 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 Scenes of fire 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 Optical methods to reveal fingerprints (laser and other light sources) 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.15 New and emerging techniques 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.16 Remote transmission 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.17 Chapter summary 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected further reading 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 DNA-rich Evidence 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Bartlett and Sara Short\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction and historical background 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The structure and properties of DNA 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 DNA analysis 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Types of DNA testing 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Biological evidence 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Procedures for collection of biological evidence: general considerations 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Limitations of DNA evidence 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Elimination and reference samples 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Summary 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Blood Pattern Analysis 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaul Sutton and Terry Bartlett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 History of the development of blood spatter as a scientific discipline 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Composition of blood 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Physical properties of blood 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Causes of bleeding 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Blood dynamics 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Drop-surface impact and droplet pattern 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Determination of area of origin of spatter 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Cast-off patterns 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Arterial damage patterns 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Non-spatter patterns 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.12 Physiologically altered bloodstains 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.13 Volume bloodstains 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.14 Composite patterns 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.15 Investigative transfer and contamination issues 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.16 Recording traces 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.17 Summary 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Physical Evidence 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraig Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Tool marks 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Clothing 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Fibres 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Footwear impressions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Glass fragments 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Glass fragmentation 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Soils 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Firearms 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Scene recovery of firearms 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Gunshot residues (GSR) 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Drugs of abuse (DOA) 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 The crime scene characteristics of various DOA 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.14 Presumptive tests for drugs 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.15 Amateur explosives 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.16 Summary 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Specialised Scenes and Report Writing 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Fire Scene Examination 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Perry and Mark McCabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The nature of fire 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The oxygen demand of fuels 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Flame and fire classifications; fire development 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Types of evidence specific to fire scenes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Locating the origin of the fire 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Fire cause determination and evidence-gathering methods 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Methods for ascertaining whether a crime has been committed 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Health and safety considerations 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Summary 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Examination of Recovered Stolen Motor Vehicles 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Trueman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 What is a motor vehicle? 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The definition of an auto crime 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Auto crime scene examinations 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Requests to attend an auto crime scene 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 The examination process 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Conclusion 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Managing Complex Scenes and Multiple or Mass Fatality Scenes 252\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Moran and Derek Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Self-briefing 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Communication 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Establishing priorities 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Avoidance of contamination 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 The forensic strategy 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 ‘Defence’ case review meeting 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Incident debrief 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Introduction to mass fatality incidents 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 The range and nature of mass fatality incidents 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.11 The type of investigation conducted 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.12 Sequence of events in managing disaster victim identification scenes 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.13 Recovery of mortal remains 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested further reading 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Preparing Reports and Statements 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Trueman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Documentation at the crime scene 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Photography 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Plans, sketches and diagrams 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The exhibit label 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Handling the evidence 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Statements of evidence 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 9 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Crime scene examination statements 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Conclusion 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Quality Assurance in Crime Scene Investigation 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Moran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Informal aspects of quality assurance 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 The development of formal quality assurance 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 The 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