Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction

This book addresses every aspect of the analysis and reconstruction of the events surrounding a crime. Beginning with established protocols for crime scene processing, the authors outline their unique methodology for event analysis using specially designed worksheets that cover internal, external, and terminal ballistics as they apply to understanding trajectories. Practical chapters discuss writing reports, building demonstrations to support analyses, and testifying in court cases. Including over 300 full color photographs, the text establishes crime scene reconstruction as a truly scientific method, explaining the type of information that it can and cannot provide.