NCJ Number
28813
Date Published
1965
Length
503 pages
Annotation
MANUAL BY A FRENCH SPECIALIST TREATING PRACTICAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTED BY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
Abstract
METHODS OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION ARE DESCRIBED, INCLUDING FINGERPRINTS, PALM PRINTS, FOOTPRINTS, AND OTHER HUMAN TRACES. ALSO COVERED ARE TOOLMARK IDENTIFICATION, TRACE EVIDENCE, AND THE EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED VEHICLES. THE SECTION ON FIREARMS TREATS BALLISTICS, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, AND BULLET HOLE IDENTIFICATION. THE TEXT FEATURES A REVIEW OF DEVICES AND MATERIALS RELATED TO FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS. BOTH ILLICIT AND ACCIDENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING THEM. DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE USED THROUGHTOUT THE TEXT TO ILLUSTRATE INVESTIGATIVE PROBLEMS. --IN SPANISH. FRENCH VERSION IS NCJ-14892.