Evidence found : an approach to crime scene investigation / David Miranda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miranda, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime scene searches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Academic Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evidence Found: An Approach to Crime Scene Investigation examines the thought processes that can lead to forensic errors. It includes tips and tricks gleaned from the author's 25 years of relevant experience in the field. As both low and high profile crime scene investigations suffer from errors that lead to negative impacts on both investigation results and court proceedings, this text evaluates the decision-making process, including case studies and logical arguments that provide a framework readers can use to recognize, evaluate, and alter negative decision-making patterns, including se

Contents:

Front Cover; Evidence Found; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Figures; Chapter 1 - The Evidence Search-Where It All Begins; FIFTEEN MINUTES OF PLANNING CAN SAVE HOURS OF PROBLEMS; INTENTION IS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE NOT A DEFAULT SETTING; CASE STUDY 1: CARTRIDGES? WHAT CARTRIDGES?; Chapter 2 - Evidence Search Techniques-Tips and Tricks; SITUATION 1-KNOWING WHERE EVIDENCE IS NOT; SITUATION 2-FIELD TESTING OF THEORIES; SITUATION 3-GRASS, SHELL CASINGS, AND NIGHT; SITUATION 4-SUSPECTS WEARING GLOVES (LATENT PRINTS)

SITUATION 5-SUSPECTS WEARING GLOVES (DNA)SITUATION 6-MAGNETIC POWDER USAGE: METAL; SITUATION 7-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 8-NIGHTTIME EVIDENCE SEARCH; SITUATION 9-EVIDENCE SEARCH INDOORS; Chapter 3 - Sequential Processing: Determining Evidence Value; DEFINITIONS; CRIME SCENE LAYOUT ANALYSIS; Chapter 4 - Sequential Processing: Evaluating Evidence and Process; DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPTS TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; CASE STUDY 1: A COLLISION OF RESOURCES; Chapter 5 - Sequential Processing: Crime Scene Briefing; CASE STUDY 1: THE VIDEO; CASE STUDY 2: STEP BY STEP

Chapter 6 - Evidence Processing: The Decision-Making ProcessCASE STUDY 1: A REQUEST FOR DNA; Chapter 7 - The Schema of Criminal Investigations: Knowing and Not Knowing; CASE STUDY 1: UNDERSTANDING OUR OWN SCOPE OF KNOWLEDGE; CASE STUDY 1: RESEARCHING THE TOOL; CASE STUDY 1: RESEARCHING THE MONEY; CASE STUDY 2: REDEFINING WHAT MAKES AN EXPERT; Chapter 8 - The CSI Effect: A New Approach; ANALYSIS AND HISTORY OF THE PHENOMENON; RESPONDING TO THE PHENOMENON; RESPONDING: LET THE AIR OUT OF THE BALLOON BUT DON'T POP IT; RESPONDING: QUESTIONS: A DISTRACTING OPPORTUNITY

RESPONDING: FORENSIC TRANSLATIONCASE STUDY 1: THE RECALCITRANT ASSISTANT; Chapter 9 - Emergencies: Plan, Respond, Create; CASE STUDY 1: THE NEED IS URGENT AND THE TIME IS NOW; Chapter 10 - Courtroom Techniques-Old and New; ARE "YES" AND "NO" SUFFICIENT FOR TODAY?; PLANNING FOR THE FIRST IMPRESSION; WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?; USE THE RIGHT WORDS AT THE RIGHT TIME; PRINT COMPARISON TESTIMONY: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; 100% CERTAINTY IN CONCLUSIONS; DISCOMFORT AND BOREDOM: DO NOT SHOW THEM; PUBLIC SPEAKING: YOUR SECRET TERROR?; THE "OTHER" SIDE; THE PROSECUTION; TESTIFYING TO MISTAKES

CLERICAL ERRORSPROCEDURAL ERRORS; SUBSTANTIVE ERRORS; CLERICAL ERROR TESTIMONY; PROCEDURAL ERROR TESTIMONY; WHEN TESTIMONY TRIES TO DEFLECT THE ERROR; SUBSTANTIVE ERROR TESTIMONY; EXPLAINING JUSTIFIED BUT MISUNDERSTOOD DECISIONS; TESTIFYING TO EVIDENCE CONTAMINATION; HYPOTHETICALS: WHAT REALLY IS POSSIBLE?; Chapter 11 - Ongoing Challenges; REFLECTIONS ON THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE; APPLIED SCIENCE VERSUS PURE SCIENCE; Chapter 12 - Miscellany; DO'S AND DON'TS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS; ADDITIONAL TIPS AND TRICKS; Chapter 13 - Final Thoughts

A NOTE OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 13, 2015).

ISBN:

0-12-802094-6

OCLC:

897448586