Forensic evidence field guide : a collection of best practices / Peter W. Pfefferli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfefferli, Peter W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes--Investigation.

Computer crimes.

Computer crimes--Investigation--Computer programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Academic Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Highlights the essentials needed to collect evidence at a crime scene. The unique spiral bound is designed to be utilized in the day to day tasks of anyone collecting evidence at a crime scene. Covering the range of evidence management including: characteristics of different types of crime scenes (arson, burglary, homicide, hit & run, forensic IT, sexual assault), how to recover the relevant evidence at the scene and best practices for the search, gathering and storing of evidence.

Contents:

Best evidence management commandments

Break and entry : volume crime evidence

Explosion and arson : safety risk evidence

Fraud and forgery : document evidence

Hit and run : automobile accident evidence

Homicide and rape : violent crime evidence

Multimedia and electronic : digital evidence

Narcotics and drugs : controlled substance evidence

Documents

Fabrics

Firearms

IT

Unknown substances

Vehicles

Biological/DNA evidence

Bullet and cartridge evidence

Explosive debris evidence

Fiber evidence

Fingerprint evidence

Fire debris evidence

Footwear and tire print evidence

Glass evidence

Gunshot residues (GSR) evidence

Hair evidence

Paint evidence

Soil and plant evidence

Toolmark evidence.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 05, 2015).

ISBN:

0-12-799925-6

OCLC:

900633084