NCJ Number
10714
Date Published
1965
Length
549 pages
Annotation
TREATISE FOR INTRODUCING POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS TO SCIENTIFIC CRIME DETECTION.
Abstract
THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS SET FORTH SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE FIRST OFFICER ON THE CRIME SCENE. THE INVESTIGATOR FOLLOWING THESE RULES SHOULD MAKE A THOROUGH, METHODICAL AND REVEALING CRIME SCENE SEARCH. PRACTICAL FIELD APPLICATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC CRIME DETECTION, SUCH AS THE SEARCH FOR AND PRESENTATION OF FINGERPRINTS, TOOLMARKS, WEAPONS AND BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ARE COVERED AND ARE ILLUSTRATED BY PICTURES AND ANECDOTES.