The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation

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ISBN: 9780748406098 | 0748406093
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Copyright: 4/13/2004

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Crime scene investigation involves the use and integration of scientific methods, physical evidence, and deductive reasoning in order to determine and establish the series of events surrounding a crime. The quality of the immediate crime scene response and the manner in which the crime scene is examined are critical to the success of the investigation. Evidence that is missed or corrupted by incomplete or improper handling can have a devastating effect on a case and keep justice from being served.The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation covers numerous aspects of crime scene investigation, including the latest in education and training, quality systems accreditation, quality assurance, and the application of specialist scientific disciplines to crime. The book discusses a range of basic and advanced techniques such as fingerprinting, dealing with trauma victims, photofit technology, the role of the pathologist and ballistic expert, and signal processing. It also reviews specialist crime scene examinations including clandestine laboratories, drug operations, arson, and explosives.

Foreword	p. xv
About the authors	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxxi
Crime scene investigation	p. 1
The crime scene	p. 1
What constitutes a crime scene?	p. 3
Forensic science	p. 3
Physical evidence	p. 4
Trace physical evidence	p. 5
Class characteristics and similarity	p. 6
Individuality	p. 6
Value of forensic evidence	p. 7
Scientific approach to a crime scene investigation	p. 7
Crime scene investigation as a process	p. 8
Assessment	p. 8
Examination	p. 10
Recording	p. 11
Collection	p. 15
Packaging	p. 24
Collection guidelines for potential evidentiary material	p. 27
Crime scene interpretation	p. 42
Bibliography	p. 44
Associative evidence--the Locard exchange principle	p. 45
Background	p. 45
The crime scene	p. 45
Locard's exchange principle	p. 46
Contact or transfer	p. 50
Physical evidence categories	p. 51
Discussion	p. 52
Conclusion	p. 54
Bibliography	p. 55
The education and training of crime scene investigators: an Australian perspective	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Diploma of forensic investigation	p. 58
Degree level education and training	p. 61
Competency-based training and assessment	p. 62
Postgraduate forensic education and training	p. 63
Training for investigators of volume crime	p. 64
Crime scene investigator training in the AFP	p. 64
Forensic awareness training	p. 65
Conclusion	p. 65
Bibliography	p. 66
Crime scene investigation and third party quality systems accreditation: Australia's experience	p. 67
Background	p. 67
Accreditation criteria	p. 68
Court testimony monitoring	p. 68
Crime scene investigator duties and competencies	p. 69
Competency and proficiency testing	p. 71
Internal competency and proficiency test instrument	p. 71
Crime scene proficiency advisory committee	p. 78
Crime scene proficiency test	p. 78
Crime scene investigation	p. 79
Acknowledgements	p. 80
References	p. 81
Management of crime scene investigation	p. 83
Background	p. 83
Crime scene management	p. 83
Scene control and coordination	p. 84
Approaches to crime scene investigation	p. 84
Scene security	p. 85
Occupational health and safety	p. 86
Examination records	p. 86
Ongoing case management	p. 87
Quality systems record management system for controlled documents	p. 87
The ideal computerised system	p. 87
Levels of access within a crime scene facility	p. 90
Forensic science laboratory information management system	p. 90
Forensic science LIMS overview	p. 91
Programme features	p. 91
Core system	p. 92
Forensic functional modules	p. 94
Customisation	p. 94
Case profiling	p. 94
Technical specifications	p. 94
Summary	p. 95
Bibliography	p. 95
Application of forensic light sources at the crime scene	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Basic light theory	p. 97
Forensic light sources	p. 107
Application at the crime scene	p. 110
Conclusions	p. 121
Note	p. 122
Bibliography	p. 122
Crime scene photography	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Background	p. 125
Crime scene photography	p. 126
Video recording of the scene	p. 132
Digital photography	p. 133
Legal aspects	p. 135
Cited cases	p. 138
Bibliography	p. 138
Specialised photography and imaging	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
Using linear scales in photographs	p. 140
Distortion considerations	p. 143
Close-up and photomacrography	p. 146
Invisible radiation photography	p. 150
Summary	p. 158
References	p. 158
Fingerprint identification	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
Historical application of fingerprints	p. 162
The first fingerprint identification	p. 162
Classification of inked fingerprint impressions	p. 163
Fingerprint patterns	p. 163
Ridgeology	p. 168
Fingerprints and genetics	p. 172
Fingerprints and the crime scene	p. 172
Ninhydrin and DFO developers	p. 176
Cyanoacrylate ester	p. 176
Forensic light sources	p. 176
Implications of a fingerprint identification	p. 177
Forgeries	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 178
Bibliography	p. 179
The ballistics expert at the scene	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
What happens when a firearm is discharged?	p. 182
Types of propellant powder	p. 184
What ballistics evidence could be located at a crime scene?	p. 184
The importance of the ballistics specialist at the scene	p. 185
Safety	p. 186
Evidentiary value of the exhibits	p. 187
Exhibit handling	p. 187
Crime scene interpretation	p. 187
Intelligence	p. 187
Presentation of evidence	p. 190
Crime scene interpretation	p. 191
The ballistics specialist at the mortuary	p. 192
Bibliography	p. 193
The role of the pathologist at the crime scene	p. 195
General considerations	p. 195
History of involvement in crime scene investigation by medical practitioners	p. 196
Investigation process	p. 196
Functions at a crime scene	p. 197
Safety issues	p. 200
Equipment and dress	p. 202
On location at the crime scene	p. 202
Disturbance of evidence	p. 203
Recording	p. 204
Evidence collection	p. 206
Timing of death	p. 208
Changes after death	p. 211
Forensic anthropology/archaeology	p. 213
Aboriginal burials	p. 213
Entomology	p. 214
Blood spatter	p. 215
Body removal	p. 222
Leaving the scene	p. 223
Revisiting the scene	p. 223
Death types	p. 224
Scene types	p. 229
Conclusions	p. 238
Bibliography	p. 238
Establishing identity with odontology	p. 241
Background	p. 241
History of odontology	p. 242
How can dentistry assist at a crime scene?	p. 244
Dental requirements at a crime scene	p. 245
Identification of the unknown deceased	p. 250
Identification of individuals	p. 250
The dental post-mortem	p. 251
Obtaining ante-mortem records	p. 253
Bite marks	p. 254
What constitutes a bite mark?	p. 255
The role of the police	p. 255
Treatment of the bite mark area	p. 257
What to do if you suspect a bite mark is present?	p. 258
Saliva sampling	p. 259
Photography of bite marks	p. 260
Production of photographic prints	p. 261
Bite mark analysis	p. 261
Areas where bite marks may be of particular use	p. 262
Use of bite marks in assessing the degree of force in an assault	p. 264
Conclusion	p. 265
Acknowledgements	p. 265
Bibliography	p. 265
Drug operations	p. 267
Introduction	p. 267
Controlled delivery operations	p. 267
Substitution	p. 268
Illicit drug concealment	p. 269
Drug importations and the forensic examination of the primary crime scene	p. 273
Preliminary illicit drug identification	p. 275
Pre-analytical illicit drug identification	p. 277
Purity estimation by solubility testing	p. 278
Mass measurement (drug bulk and samples)	p. 279
Representative sampling of suspected illicit drug bulk	p. 280
Preparation of concealment for a controlled delivery operation	p. 280
Drug importation: forensic examination of the secondary crime scene	p. 282
Role of the forensic drug laboratory	p. 282
Occupational health and safety	p. 283
Future directions	p. 283
Conclusion	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 286
Clandestine drug laboratory investigations	p. 287
Introduction	p. 287
Variables associated with illicit drug production and scientific investigation	p. 288
Safety issues	p. 290
Safety education and training programmes	p. 291
Investigative aspects	p. 292
Conclusion	p. 294
Acknowledgements	p. 294
Bibliography	p. 295
Fire and explosion scene examination	p. 297
Background	p. 297
Scene security	p. 297
Health and safety issues	p. 298
Fire investigation	p. 299
Scene recording	p. 299
Scene examination: preliminary	p. 300
Scene examination: location of probable starting point	p. 300
Evidence of fire cause	p. 301
Packaging	p. 302
Other evidence	p. 303
Accidental fires	p. 304
Reporting	p. 305
Explosion investigation	p. 305
Explosion scene examination objectives	p. 307
Explosion scene searching	p. 307
Search patterns	p. 308
Search techniques	p. 308
Chemical analysis	p. 309
Device reconstruction	p. 309
Bibliography	p. 310
The scientific requirements and outcomes of a sexual assault crime scene investigation	p. 311
Introduction	p. 311
The crime scene	p. 312
Exclusion or elimination samples	p. 313
Medical examinations	p. 314
The collection and examination of clothing	p. 314
Summary	p. 315
Bibliography	p. 315
Botanical and soil evidence at the crime scene	p. 317
Introduction	p. 317
Scope of forensic botany	p. 318
Soils, pollen and forensic science	p. 335
Evidence and interpretation issues	p. 336
Summary and conclusion	p. 337
Case examples	p. 338
Bibliography	p. 344
The application of entomology to criminal investigations	p. 347
Introduction	p. 347
Using insects in the investigation of death	p. 347
Linking a suspect and the death scene	p. 351
Insects as the cause of death	p. 351
Post-mortem artefacts caused by insects	p. 351
The role of insects in other criminal investigations	p. 351
Collection and treatment of insect evidence	p. 352
Acknowledgements	p. 356
Bibliography	p. 356
Physical comparative evidence	p. 361
Background	p. 361
Pattern recognition	p. 362
The comparative process	p. 369
At the scene	p. 370
Shoemarks	p. 372
Tyremarks	p. 376
Toolmarks	p. 378
Physical matching	p. 381
Reporting the results of comparative examinations	p. 383
Conclusion	p. 384
Bibliography	p. 385
Signal processing evidence	p. 387
Background	p. 387
Format conversion	p. 388
Audio enhancement	p. 388
Tape authentication	p. 390
Tape repair	p. 392
Voice identification	p. 392
Acoustic analysis	p. 394
Image/video enhancement	p. 395
Conclusion	p. 396
Acknowledgement	p. 396
Bibliography	p. 397
Crime scene investigation: key issues for the future	p. 399
Setting the 'scene'	p. 399
What impact will emerging technologies have?	p. 401
What type of people will we need and what implications will this have for training?	p. 402
How do we ensure or assure quality?	p. 404
How do we ensure law enforcement makes the best use of forensic science?	p. 405
Conclusion	p. 405
References	p. 406
Index	p. 407
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