Crime Scene Investigation - Softcover

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For entry-level or introductory courses in Crime Scene Investigation in Police and Corrections Training; also appropriate for Introduction to Criminal Investigation and Introduction to Criminalistics classes. Covering a broad array of practices, studies, and facets of crime scene investigation, this text gives the patrol officer or investigator a better core understanding of what can be done in a thorough investigation with evidence at the crime scene. New to this edition are profiles of working professionals in the field that give students a better sense of what is required to specialize in a particular area of forensic profession. It includes many new processes and current success stories, making it more competitive and interesting.

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The second edition of Crime Scene Investigation has been expanded throughout, with new information in every chapter, providing more detailed instructions on the various evidence-collecting procedures, plus a new chapter on identifying the players at the scene and their respective roles, and another chapter on how the crime scene investigator can protect himself or herself.

• A third co-author, Alan G. Caddell, a nineteen-year veteran training officer and supervising sergeant in violent crimes as well as an adjunct professor at Santa Ana College
• Expanded instruction on the art and science of fingerprint collection and utilization as evidence
• Expanded information on photography for the CSI Officer
• New chapter on the roles played by the people at a crime scene
• New chapter on protecting yourself from crime scene hazards, such as biological materials and protection from civil liability allegations
• Completely rewritten chapter on procedures for response to the crime scene
• A chapter- by-chapter update of crime scene investigation procedures