Crime Scene Investigation Case Studies: Step by Step from the Cr

Taylor & Francis

DNA does not solve criminal cases\u2014people do. Investigators must document every action, photograph every item of evidence, and create a complete case file that can be used to convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent. With Crime Scene Investigation Case Studies, you will walk through step by step how to conduct and document a felony criminal investigation and gain practical skills crime scene investigators use every day. > This text offers an innovative approach to learning about crime scene investigation, taking the reader from the first response on the crime scene to documenting crime scene evidence and preparing evidence for courtroom presentation. It includes topics not normally covered in other texts, such as forensic anthropology and pathology, arson and explosives, and the electronic crime scene. Numerous photographs and illustrations complement text material. A chapter-by-chapter fictional narrative also provides the reader with a qualitative dimension of the crime.