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FORENSIC SCIENCE - HANDBOOK, REVISED AUGUST, 1975

NCJ Number
43494
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
137 pages
Annotation
A GUIDE TO LEGALLY ACCEPTED AND PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND HANDLING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED. THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED AS A TRAINING AID FOR THOSE IN PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Abstract
PART I INTRODUCES THE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION'S IDENTIFICATION AND LABORATORY DIVISION. PART II DISCUSSES TECHNIQUES USED IN THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, WHILE PART III, DEALING WITH THE LABORATORY DIVISION, COVERS SUCH TOPICS AS SEROLOGY, MINERALOGY, GLASS FRACTURES, METALLURGY, RADIATION HAZARDS, EXPLOSIVES, AND BOMB SCENE SEARCHES. PART IV DESCRIBES THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, PRESENTS A SAMPLE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, A SAMPLE LABORATORY REPORT, AND A SAMPLE FINGERPRINT REPORT, AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING EVIDENCE.