OPENING EACH CHAPTER IS A LIST OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES DEFINING INFORMATION GOALS FOR THE PARALLEL CHAPTER IN THE TEXTBOOK. EACH CHAPTER CONTAINS A VOCABULARY OF SELECTED TERMS. EXERCISES FOR EACH CHAPTER MAY INCLUDE SHORT ANSWERS, MULTIPLE CHOICE, TRUE/FALSE, AND IDENTIFICATION. THERE ARE ALSO PRACTICAL EXERCISES THAT INVOLVE APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES. NEITHER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NOR USE OF A LABORATORY IS REQUIRED. SUBJECTS COVERED RANGE FROM NEW METHODS SUCH AS NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS TO WELL-ESTABLISHED ONES, SUCH AS FINGERPRINTING. FOR THE TEXTBOOK SEE NCJ-46892. (RCB)