FORENSIC SCIENCE - HANDBOOK, REVISED AUGUST, 1975

• NCJ Number: 43494
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 137 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A GUIDE TO LEGALLY ACCEPTED AND PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND HANDLING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED. THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED AS A TRAINING AID FOR THOSE IN PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Abstract

PART I INTRODUCES THE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION'S IDENTIFICATION AND LABORATORY DIVISION. PART II DISCUSSES TECHNIQUES USED IN THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION, WHILE PART III, DEALING WITH THE LABORATORY DIVISION, COVERS SUCH TOPICS AS SEROLOGY, MINERALOGY, GLASS FRACTURES, METALLURGY, RADIATION HAZARDS, EXPLOSIVES, AND BOMB SCENE SEARCHES. PART IV DESCRIBES THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, PRESENTS A SAMPLE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, A SAMPLE LABORATORY REPORT, AND A SAMPLE FINGERPRINT REPORT, AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING EVIDENCE.