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Environmental crime : evidence gathering and investigative techniques / by Steven C. Drielak ; with a foreword by Stacey H. Mitchell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drielak, Steven C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Offenses against the environment--United States.
- Offenses against the environment.
- Criminal investigation--United States.
- Criminal investigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (413 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., [2019]
- Summary:
- This book will provide invaluable assistance to the new criminal environmental investigator in the highly regulated and complex field of criminal environmental investigations. Every activity that takes place at an environmental crime scene involving a hazardous substance is strictly regulated by numerous laws and mandated procedures which must be met for a prosecutor to pursue a successful criminal prosecution. Written in a format which will bring the new criminal environmental investigator through this lengthy learning process, its goal is to supply the criminal environmental investigator with the comprehensive procedures and techniques necessary to conduct a successful criminal environmental investigation that involves the release to the environment of a chemical, biological or radiological hazardous substance.
- Contents:
- Intro
- ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
- Biography
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
- Chapter 1 THE CRIMINAL ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATOR
- NOTES
- Chapter 2 OUR BIG BROTHER NAMED OSHA
- APPLICABILITY
- TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- OSHA HAZWOPER
- HAZWOPER for Supervisors
- HAZMAT Technician
- Permit-required Confined Space Entry and Rescue
- Medical Surveillance
- Respirator Clearance
- Respirator Fit Test
- Medical and First Aid
- OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Health and Safety Plan
- Emergency Response Plan
- Pre-entry Safety Briefing
- Air Monitoring
- Safety Officer
- Buddy System
- Back-up Personnel
- Decontamination
- Consequences
- Key Documents
- Chapter 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SCENE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION EQUIPMENT
- Crime Scene Management Software
- HAZARDOUS EVIDENCE COLLECTION EQUIPMENT
- Sampling Gloves
- Hazardous Evidence Containers
- Liquids
- Hazardous Evidence Collection Tools and Media
- Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SEARCH WARRANTS
- ESTABLISHING PROBABLE CAUSE
- SURVEILLANCES
- Aerial Surveillance
- Air Surveillance
- Ground Surveillance
- Underground Surveillance
- Non-Hazardous Waste Stream Surveillance
- INTERVIEWS
- Unemployment Recipients
- Workman's Compensation Recipients
- OSHA Inspectors
- Delivery and Removal Services
- Neighboring Businesses
- FACILITY RESEARCH
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
- Regulatory Files
- Hazardous Waste Manifest System
- Certificates of Incorporation
- Property Records
- Building Plans
- Multi-Tenant Buildings
- Chemical Suppliers Records
- INTELLIGENCE
- THE SEARCH WARRANT APPLICATION
- Chapter 5 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SEARCH WARRANTS THE PLANNING
- DETERMINING GOALS.
- GATHERING INTELLIGENCE
- EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
- THE SEARCH WARRANT TEAM
- The Crime-Scene Coordinator
- The Crime-Scene Security Team
- The Crime-Scene Safety Officer
- The Crime-Scene Safety Team
- The Crime-Scene Science Team
- The Hazardous Evidence Collection Team
- Site Investigation Team
- a. Criminal Environmental Investigator
- b. Hazardous Evidence Collection Team Member
- c. Science Team Member
- d. Safety Team Member
- The Records Collection Team
- a. Material Safety Data Sheets &
- Safety Data Sheets
- b. Raw Chemical Product Purchases
- c. Hazardous Waste Manifests
- d. Regulatory Reports and Correspondence
- e. Environmental Surveys
- f. Accident Records
- g. Personnel Records
- h. Equipment Logs
- The Interview Teams
- The Hazardous Substance Inventory Team
- The Dye Test Team
- THE SEARCH WARRANT BRIEFING
- The Operations Plan
- The Sample Plan
- Equipment Preparations
- Crime Scene Entry &
- Exit Policy
- Intelligence Review
- Vehicle and Equipment Staging
- Search Warrant Review
- Crime Scene Photography
- Certifications Check
- ESTABLISHING THE STAGING AREA
- Chapter 6 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SEARCH WARRANTS THE EXECUTION
- ARRIVAL AT THE SUSPECT FACILITY
- The First Five Minutes
- Active Hazardous Substance Releases
- Environmental Crime Scene Entry and Exit
- THE CRIME SCENE SEARCH
- Site Investigation Team: Interior Search
- Site Investigation Team: Exterior Search
- DOCUMENTING THE HAZARDOUS EVIDENCE COLLECTION PROCESS
- Placarding Sample Points
- Field Measurements
- Dye Testing
- The Crime Scene Sketch
- The Sample Log
- Closing the Crime Scene
- COVERT ENTRY SEARCH WARRANTS
- Chapter 7 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ABANDONMENT CRIME SCENES
- ARRIVAL AT THE CRIME SCENE
- The First Five Minutes.
- Establishing the Crime Scene Investigation Team
- Establishing a Health and Safety Plan
- INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME SCENE
- Searching for Evidence in a Contaminated Zone
- Exterior Examination of the Containers
- Interior Examination of the Containers
- Selecting Sample Points
- DRUM TRACING: INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
- The Suspect Vehicle
- UN Packaging Codes
- Container Labels
- Writing on the Container
- The Chemical Analysis
- ABANDONED MEDICAL WASTE
- Chapter 8 CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION
- EQUIPMENT PREPARATION
- CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: LIQUIDS
- Bulk Liquids
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Liquids
- Split Samples
- Sample Data sheets
- Bulk Containment
- Active Flows
- Trace Chemical Rinses
- Gallonage Measurements
- Small Quantity Liquids
- Reusing Chemical Evidence Collection Equipment
- Conclusion
- CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: AIRBORNE
- Sorbent Tubes
- Sorbent Tube Preparation
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Sorbent Tube
- Evacuated Canisters
- Evacuated Canister Evidence Collection Protocol
- Glass Impingers
- Bag Sampling
- CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SOLIDS
- Hazardous Chemical Degradation Products
- Solids Evidence Collection Equipment Requirements
- Chemical Soils Evidence Collection
- Chemical Soils Evidence Collection Protocol
- Chemical Soil Evidence Collection:Subsurface
- Augers
- GeoProbes
- Dredges
- CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SURFACES
- Surface Chemical EvidenceCollection Equipment
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Surfaces
- CHEMICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: DERMAL
- Chemical Dermal Evidence Collection: Wipes
- Chemical Dermal Evidence Collection: Rinses
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Dermal
- Chemical Evidence Collection Conclusion
- Chapter 9 BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION
- Bacteria
- Toxins.
- Viruses
- Medical Waste
- Equipment Preparation
- BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: LIQUIDS
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol:Biological Liquids
- Container and Tank Collection
- Water Collection
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Biological Small Quantity Liquids
- BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: AIRBORNE
- Impaction
- Liquid Impingement
- Filter Collection
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Airborne Biological Evidence
- BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SOLIDS
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol:Solid Biological Evidence
- BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SURFACES
- Biological Surface Swabs
- Biologic Surface Wipes
- Biological Surface Contact Plates
- Biological Surface Vacuuming
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Surface Biological Evidence
- BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: DERMAL
- Biological Dermal Wipe
- Biological Dermal Rinse
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Dermal Biological Evidence
- Biological Evidence Collection Conclusion
- Chapter 10 RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION
- SOURCES OF RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
- Cobalt-60
- Cesium-137
- Americium-241
- Strontium-90
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
- The Trip Blank
- Background Radiation Determination
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: LIQUIDS
- Equipment and Preparation
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Radiological Liquids
- Surface and Subsurface Waters
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: AIRBORNE
- Background Samples
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Radiological Airborne Particles
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SOLIDS
- Solid Sources
- Soils and Sludge
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Radiological Solids
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: SURFACES
- Equipment and Preparation.
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Radiological Surfaces
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: DERMAL
- Criminal Evidence Collection Protocol: Radiological Dermal
- RADIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION: CONCLUSION
- Chapter 11 HAZARDOUS EVIDENCE PACKAGING AND SHIPPING
- HAZARDOUS EVIDENCE CONTAINER LABELS
- Sealing the Hazardous Evidence
- Packaging and Transportation
- Packing and Shipping Conclusion
- Chapter 12 CRIME SCENE DOCUMENTATION
- Health &
- Safety Plan
- Training Certifications and Records
- Equipment Preparation Records
- Crime Scene Sample Logbook
- Crime Scene Entry and Exit Log
- Crime Scene Personnel List
- Crime Scene Photography Log
- Sample Data Sheets
- Chain-of-Custody
- Crime Scene Documentation Conclusion
- Chapter 13 THE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY
- ANALYTICAL LABORATORY ISSUES
- Examining the Laboratory Evidence
- THE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY CONCLUSION
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A THE LIST OF EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- Appendix B EXAMPLES OF FUNGI AND BACTERIA PRODUCED VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
- Appendix C HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST
- Appendix D
- Appendix E HAZARDOUS WASTE PROFILES BY INDUSTRY
- Appendix F 55 GALLON DRUM CONVERSION CHART-INCHES TO GALLONS-
- Appendix G DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS AND ACTIONS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-09256-7
- OCLC:
- 1057238113
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