Evidence found an approach to crime scene investigation
Evidence Found: An Approach to Crime Scene Investigation examines the thought processes that can lead to forensic errors. It includes tips and tricks gleaned from the author's 25 years of relevant experience in the field. As both low and high profile crime scene investigations suffer from error...
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Amsterdam
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
2015, ©2015
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| Collection: | Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- CARTRIDGES? WHAT CARTRIDGES?; Chapter 2
- Evidence Search Techniques-Tips and Tricks; SITUATION 1-KNOWING WHERE EVIDENCE IS NOT; SITUATION 2-FIELD TESTING OF THEORIES; SITUATION 3-GRASS, SHELL CASINGS, AND NIGHT; SITUATION 4-SUSPECTS WEARING GLOVES (LATENT PRINTS)
- METAL; SITUATION 7-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 8-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 9-EVIDENCE SEARCH INDOORS; Chapter 3
- Sequential Processing: Determining Evidence Value; DEFINITIONS; CRIME SCENE LAYOUT ANALYSIS; Chapter 4
- Sequential Processing: Evaluating Evidence and Process; DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPTS TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; CASE STUDY 1: A COLLISION OF RESOURCES; Chapter 5
- Sequential Processing: Crime Scene Briefing; CASE STUDY 1: THE VIDEO; CASE STUDY 2: STEP BY STEP.
- The Decision-Making ProcessCASE STUDY 1: A REQUEST FOR DNA; Chapter 7
- The Schema of Criminal Investigations: Knowing and Not Knowing; CASE STUDY 1: UNDERSTANDING OUR OWN SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE; CASE STUDY 1: RESEARCHING THE TOOL; CASE STUDY 1: RESEARCHING THE MONEY; CASE STUDY 2: REDEFINING WHAT MAKES AN EXPERT; Chapter 8
- The CSI Effect: A New Approach; ANALYSIS AND HISTORY OF THE PHENOMENON; RESPONDING TO THE PHENOMENON; RESPONDING: LET THE AIR OUT OF THE BALLOON BUT DON'T POP IT; RESPONDING: QUESTIONS: A DISTRACTING OPPORTUNITY.
- FORENSIC TRANSLATIONCASE STUDY 1: THE RECALCITRANT ASSISTANT; Chapter 9
- Emergencies: Plan, Respond, Create; CASE STUDY 1: THE NEED IS URGENT AND THE TIME IS NOW; Chapter 10
- Courtroom Techniques-Old and New; ARE "YES" AND "NO" SUFFICIENT FOR TODAY?; PLANNING FOR THE FIRST IMPRESSION; WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?; USE THE RIGHT WORDS AT THE RIGHT TIME; PRINT COMPARISON TESTIMONY: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; 100% CERTAINTY IN CONCLUSIONS; DISCOMFORT AND BOREDOM: DO NOT SHOW THEM; PUBLIC SPEAKING: YOUR SECRET TERROR?; THE "OTHER" SIDE; THE PROSECUTION; TESTIFYING TO MISTAKES.
- WHAT REALLY IS POSSIBLE?; Chapter 11
- Ongoing Challenges; REFLECTIONS ON THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE; APPLIED SCIENCE VERSUS PURE SCIENCE; Chapter 12
- Miscellany; DO'S AND DON'TS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS; ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TRICKS; Chapter 13
- Final Thoughts