NCJ Number
43551
Date Published
1977
Length
292 pages
Annotation
METHODS FOR SECURING ALL TYPES OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ARE PRESENTED FOR THE PRACTITIONER AS WELL AS THE STUDENT.
Abstract
THE TEXT EXAMINES THE CONCEPT OF THE CLUE, FALSE CLUE, AND FEIGNED CLUE, AND DISCUSSES TRACING AND SECURING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IN GENERAL. MORE SPECIFIC CHAPTERS DEAL WITH FOOTPRINTS, FINGER PRINTS, AND METHODS FOR SECURING IMPRINTS ON A VARIETY OF SURFACES. CHAPTERS ALSO DISCUSS GLOVE IMPRINTS, BITE MARKS, TIRE AND MACHINE TRACKS WEAPON MARKS, BLOOD AND SECRETION STAINS, AMONG OTHERS. TECHNIQUES ON HOW TO RECOVER TRACES THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM METALS AND SYNTHETICS ARE DESCRIBED. FURTHER CHAPTERS DELVE INTO THE ANALYSIS OF HAIR, FEATHERS, BONES, DIRT, DUST, AND GAS, AND DISCUSS THE EXAMINATION OF PAPERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. IN A PRACTICAL APPLICATION, A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IS RECONSTRUCTED WITH THE HELP OF PHYSICAL CLUES. IN INTERPRETING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE USE OF SKETCHES, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE TEXT INCLUDES REFERENCES, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND A SUBJECT INDEX.