Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook

The work of a crime scene investigator requires stellar organizational skills and razor-sharp attention to detail. Developing these skills is best achieved through hands-on training simulating actual case events. Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook takes students from the classroom to the field and into the lab to explore a range of s

Table of Contents:
Introduction Evaluating the Interpretive Value of Evidence CSI Effect The Nature of Physical Evidence Identifying Characteristics of Evidence Evidence Processing Fingerprint Pattern Examination False Positive Exercise Mechanical Fit through Evidence Reconstruction Actions of the Initial Responding Officer Creating a Crime Scene Control Log Processing Methodology Utilizing a Descriptive Set in Evidence Documentation Assessing the Scene Establishing Crime Scene Perimeters Conducting Crime Scene Searches Crime Scene Photography Photography in Manual Mode Capturing Range Photographs Documenting a Crime Scene Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping Measuring with English and Metric Rulers Creating an Indoor Sketch Creating an Outdoor Sketch Sketching a Crime Scene Narrative Descriptions: Crime Scene Notes and Reports Creating a Field Note Document Template Basic Skills for Scene Processing Cyanoacrylate Ester Fuming and Fingerprint Powder Exercise Fluorescent Powder Processing Fingerprint Development on Adhesive Tape: Crystal Violet Fingerprint Development on Adhesive Tape: Sticky-side Powder Fingerprint Development on Absorbent Substrates: Iodine Fingerprint Development on Absorbent Surfaces: Ninhydrin Print Development with Small Particle Reagent Impression Casting: Dental Stone Impression Casting: Mikrosil Advanced Techniques for Scene Processing Determining Directionality of Bloodstains Determining Angle of Impact Creation and Analysis of Impact Angles Bloodstain Pattern Recognition and Identification Presumptive Tests Special Scene Considerations Recovering Fingerprints from Burned Items Burial Recovery The Role of Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction Journal Article Review The Scientific Method Flowcharting Event Segments Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction Index

About the Author :
Christine R. Ramirez is the coordinator of the Texas Forensic Science Academy within the Texas A&M University System's Texas Engineering Extension Service in College Station, Texas. She is an active instructor of crime scene investigation, evidence processing, friction ridge development, and bloodstain pattern analysis. She has developed forensic science courses and served as a subject matter expert for forensic science training manuals. Ms. Ramirez served as the senior crime scene investigator in the crime laboratory of one of the largest sheriff's offices in Texas. She currently holds a Master Peace Officer license from the state of Texas, with seventeen years of investigative experience. She is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst by the International Association for Identification and is a court-qualified expert in bloodstain pattern analysis and latent print examination. She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Ms. Ramirez is a member of the International Association for Identification, Texas Division of the International Association for Identification, and International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. Casie L. Parish-Fisher is currently assistant professor of forensic science in the Bachelor of Science Degree Program at St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic science. She completed her Master's of Science degree in DNA profiling at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, and is currently matriculating on her PhD in research topics relating to DNA analysis. She is coeditor of a sui generis anthology titled Pioneering Research in Forensic Science (Lewiston-Queenston-Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009) with colleagues from St. Edward's University, Dr. David M. Horton and instructor Michelle Y. Richter. She is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Texas Division of the International Association for Identification where she is a member of the board of directors and serves on the program committee, the host committee, and as chair of the student membership committee.