An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation

by Aric W. Dutelle

Overview

An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive and accurate overview of the practical application of forensic science in crime scene investigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284164671
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	11/04/2020
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	646
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Aric Dutelle has been involved in law enforcement and forensics since 1998. During this time, he has held positions as a police officer, deputy sheriff, crime scene technician, and reserve medico-legal investigator. He has a Master of Forensic Sciences (MFS) degree, with a specialty in impression evidence and is the author of over 20 articles, as well as author and co-author of several other texts including the fourth and fifth editions of Criminal Investigation, also published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. He was previously a tenured professor with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, having been responsible for developing, implementing and managing the Forensic Investigation program, within the Department of Criminal Justice. In addition to his University obligations, the author served for 7 years as a forensic instructor for the Unit ed States Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), specializing in and providing training in crime scene processing methodologies and techniques around the globe. The author currently works and lives in the American Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Part 1 CSI
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation
Chapter 2 The "CSI Effect"
Chapter 3 Ethics in Crime Scene Investigation
Chapter 4 The Duties of First Responders to the Crime Scene
Chapter 5 Specialized Personnel and Safety Considerations
Chapter 6 Methodological Approach to Processing the Crime Scene
Chapter 7 The Forensic Lab oratory
Part 2 Physical Evidence
Chapter 8 Fingerprint Evidence
Chapter 9 Trace Evidence
Chapter 10 Blood and Biological Evidence
Chapter 11 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 12 Impression Evidence
Chapter 13 Firearms and Ballistic Evidence
Chapter 14 Drug Evidence
Chapter 15 Digital Evidence
Part 3 Specialized Investigations
Chapter 16 Death Investigation
Chapter 17 Arson and Explosive Investigation
Chapter 18 Special Scene Considerations
Appendix A Professional Organizations Pertaining to Crime Scene Investigation
Appendix B Processing the Scene of Mass Fatality Incidents
Appendix C Crime Scene Equipment
Appendix D Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement (National Forensic Science Technology Center, under funding from the Unit ed States Department of Justice. September 2013)
Appendix E NIST OSAC