Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- About the authors -- Introduction -- 1. Crime scene investigation / John Horswell -- 2. Associative evidence : the Locard exchange principle / John Horswell and Craig Fowler -- 3. The education and training of crime scene investigators : an Australian perspective / Suzanne Stanley and John Horswell -- 4. Crime scene investigation and third party quality systems accreditation : Australia's experience / John Horswell -- 5. Management of crime scene investigation / John Horswell -- 6. Application of forensic light sources at the crime scene / Chris Lennard and Milutin Stoilovic -- 7. Crime scene photograph / John Horswell -- 8. Specialized photography and imaging / Glenn Porter -- 9. Fingerprint identification / Dale Clegg -- 10. The ballistics expert at the scene / Ian Prior -- 11. The role of the pathologist at the crime scene / Kevin Lee -- 12. Establishing identity with odontology / David Griffiths -- 13. Drug operations / Karl Kent and Bruce Nelson -- 14. Clandestine drug laboratory investigations / John White -- 15. Fire and explosion scene examination / Peter Thatcher and John Kelleher -- 16. The scientific requirements and outcomes of a sexual assault crime scene investigation / Carmen I. Eckhoff -- 17. Botanical and soil evidence at the crime scene / James Robertson -- 18. The application of entomology to criminal investigations / James F. Wallman -- 19. Physical comparative evidence / Ted Van Dijk and Paul Sheldon -- 20. Signal processing evidence / Graeme J. Kinraid -- 21. Crime scene investigation : key issues for the future / James Robertson -- Index.