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050 _aHV8073
_b.G32 2005
060 _aW 860
_b.G37 2005
100 _aGardner, Ross M.
245 0 _aPractical crime scene processing and investigation /
_cRoss M. Gardner.
260 _aBoca Raton, Fla. :
_bCRC Press,
_cc2005.
300 _axxiv, 391 p. :
_bill. (chiefly col.)
_c26 cm.
490 _aCRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aDedication -- Foreword / Eugene R. Cromartie -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Editor's note -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding the nature of physical evidence -- 3. Actions of the initial responding officer -- 4. Processing methodology -- 5. Assessing the scene -- 6. Crime scene photography -- 7. Crime scene sketching and mapping -- 8. Narrative descriptions : crime scene notes and reports -- 9. Basic skills for scene processing -- 10. Advanced techniques for scene processing -- 11. Special scene considerations -- 12. The role of crime scene analysis and reconstruction -- Appendix A. Crime scene equipment -- Appendix B. Risk management -- Index.
520 _aEvery action performed by a crime scene investigator has an underlying purpose: to both recover evidence and capture scene context. It is imperative that crime scene investigators must understand their mandate--not only as an essential function of their job but because they have the immense responsibility and duty to do so. Practice Crime Scene Processing and Investigation, Third Edition provides the essential tools for what crime scene investigators need to know, what they need to do, and how to do it. As professionals, any investigator's master is the truth and only the truth. Professional ethics demands an absolute adherence to this mandate. When investigators can effectively seek, collect, and preserve information and evidence from the crime scene to the justice system--doing so without any agenda beyond seeking the truth-- not only are they carrying out the essential function and duty of their job, it also increases the likelihood that the ultimate goal of true justice will be served.--Publisher's description
650 _aCrime
650 _aForensic Sciences
650 _aPolice
942 _bDMC
_cBK
999 _c15080
_d15080