Forensic investigation of stolen-recovered and other crime-related vehicles / Eric Stauffer, Monica Bonfanti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stauffer, Eric, 1975-

Contributor:

Bonfanti, Monica S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile theft investigation.

Forensic sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (659 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier : Academic Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles is the ultimate reference guide for any auto theft investigator, crime scene technician, criminalist, police investigator, criminologist, or insurance adjuster. In addition to a thorough treatment of auto theft, the book covers vehicles involved in other forms of crime-dealing extensively with the various procedures and dynamics of evidence as it might be left in any crime scene. An impressive collection of expert contributors covers a wide variety of subjects, including chapters on vehicle identification, exa

Contents:

The problem of auto theft / Mikel Longman

Victim and witness interviews and collection of circumstantial information / Jean-Francois Chevalley, Manuel Poza

General crime scene considerations and documentation / Moira Johnson, Simone Reynolds

Forensic examination of stolen-recovered vehicles, part I : technical examination and general forensic traces / Marc Demierre

Part II : Chemical traces

drugs, explosives, and gunshot residue / Francesco Saverio Romolo

Traces and their evidentiary values / Eric Stauffer

Vehicle identification / William T. Smylie

Restoration of serial numbers / Horst Katterwe

Alarm and anti-theft systems / Robert F. Mangine

Examination of steering columns and ignition locks / Robert F. Mangine

Examination of vehicle keys / Emmanuel Fivaz, Monica Bonfanti

Analysis of vehicle fluids / Eric Stauffer

Examination of burned vehicles / Eric Stauffer

Examination of vehicles recovered underwater / Jean-Francois Voillot

Examination of vehicle license plates / Didier Brossier

Examination of vehicle registration documents / Diana Ombelli

Vehicle searching procedures / Stephane Kummer

Examination of vehicles involved in terrorism / Greg Terp

Investigation from the public side / Greg Terp

Investigation from the private side, part I : the European perspective / Marc Stauffer

Part II : The U.S. perspective / Glenn Wheeler

Vehicle tracking / Greg Terp

Vehicle crime mapping / Jerry Ratcliffe

International collaboration through Interpol / Alain G. Barbier.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780080477886 (Electronic Book)

OCLC:

469499302