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POCKET GUIDE FOR CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS

NCJ Number
44504
Author(s)
J B LURVEY; J I GALAN
Date Published
1978
Length
96 pages
Annotation
THE GUIDE PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH BASIC METHODS OF PRESERVING AND COLLECTING EVIDENCE AT A CRIME SCENE.
Abstract
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE: SEARCHING THE CRIME SCENE; CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY; CASTING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES; CRIME SCENE DRAWING; LATENT PROCESSING; FIREARMS EVIDENCE; COLLECTION OF BODY FLUIDS; MISCELLANEOUS EVIDENCE COLLECTION; AND PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTING OF EVIDENCE. PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES.