Crime Scene Investigation (2nd Edition)

The second edition of Crime Scene Investigation has been expanded throughout, with new information in every chapter, providing more detailed instructions on the various evidence-collecting procedures, plus a new chapter on identifying the players at the scene and their respective roles, and another chapter on how the crime scene investigator can protect himself or herself.

New to the Second Edition:

• A third co-author, Alan G. Caddell, a nineteen-year veteran training officer and supervising sergeant in violent crimes as well as an adjunct professor at Santa Ana College
• Expanded instruction on the art and science of fingerprint collection and utilization as evidence
• Expanded information on photography for the CSI Officer
• New chapter on the roles played by the people at a crime scene
• New chapter on protecting yourself from crime scene hazards, such as biological materials and protection from civil liability allegations
• Completely rewritten chapter on procedures for response to the crime scene
• A chapter- by-chapter update of crime scene investigation procedures