NCJ Number
40307
Date Published
1977
Length
256 pages
Annotation
TEXTBOOK FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENTS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND LAB TECHNICIANS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE PROPER HANDLING OF THE CRIME SCENE AND PROPER PROCESSING OF THE EVIDENCE.
Abstract
AREAS COVERED INCLUDE CRIME SCENE PROCESSING, HANDLING AND CARE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, TRACE EVIDENCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CASING AND MOLDING, AND FINGERPRINTING. FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, GLASS FRACTURES, DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, AND DRUGS ALSO ARE TREATED. MANY OF THE TECHNIQUES IN THE TEXT ARE BASED ON THE U.S. ARMY FIELD MANUAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP