NCJ Number
99772
Date Published
1985
Length
323 pages
Annotation
This manual provides introductory instruction on the functions of a crime laboratory and the main tests performed in it; problems and worksheets to be completed by the student are included.
Abstract
The manual is intended to be supplemented with a textbook, lectures, or both. An introduction defines criminalistics and outlines the measurements and instruments used in crime laboratories and the basic tests performed. FBI guidelines for preserving and transmitting a variety of types of evidence to a crime laboratory are also given. Additional chapters explain the analysis of finger, palm, and sole prints; the study of blood and body fluids; the identification of human hair; and the analysis of toxic substances. Further chapters focus on firearms and explosives, toolmarks and metals, casts and molds, fiber identification, glass and soil identification, paint identification, and document examination. Photographs, drawings, charts, and suggested readings for each chapter are included. Appendixes present addresses of chemical suppliers, problems, and worksheets.