NCJ Number
12097
Date Published
1953
Length
806 pages
Annotation
INTRODUCTORY AND REFERENCE VOLUME FOR THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR AND PRACTICING CRIMINALIST, COVERING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF EVIDENCE AND ITS ANALYSIS.
Abstract
WRITTEN PRIMARILY FOR THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR, SECTION I DISCUSSES THE SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND DETAILS METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND SEARCHING CRIME SCENES AND FOR THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF EVIDENCE. THE POTENTIAL OF MANY TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR LABORATORY ANALYSIS IS ALSO OUTLINED. OF A MORE DETAILED TECHNICAL NATURE, SECTION II PROVIDES THE CRIMINALIST WITH A HANDY REFERENCE TO A WIDE RANGE OF LABORATORY OPERATIONS AND TECHNIQUES, AND SUGGESTS VARIOUS STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES TO INCREASE LABORATORY EFFICIENCY. A NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION.