NCJ Number
38491
Editor(s)
J D SCHLOSS
Date Published
1975
Length
44 pages
Annotation
THIS HANDBOOK DEFINES PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO EXPECT IN A CRIME TYPE; TELLS HOW TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND TRANSPORT IT; AND DESCRIBES THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CRIME LABORATORY.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ARE DISCUSSED: BLOODSTAINS, SEMINAL STAINS, HAIR, FIBERS, GLASS, PAINTS, DOCUMENTS, FIREARMS, AND FLAMMABLES. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRESENTED ON HOW TO OBTAIN HANDWRITING AND TYPEWRITER COMPARISON STANDARDS.