Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction

A systematic resource explores crime scene investigation with a focus on modern advances in digital imaging, DNA analysis and computer-aided reconstructions. Enriched with case studies, visual aids and practical review questions, it equips readers with the skills to unravel what happened, by whom and when. The fifth edition of this cutting-edge, comprehensive textbook on crime scene investigation. Using a systematic approach, Crime Scene Investigation Reconstruction outlines techniques for students and law enforcement professionals on how to answer the critical what, who, and when questions of crime scene investigations. With a focus on crime scene processing, the book includes the latest on database technologies, digital cameras, DNA analyses, and computer-aided crime scene reconstructions. amp lt br amp gt amp lt br amp gt Across 7 chapters, readers receive a strong grounding in everything from crime scene search principles to investigating bones on a scene. Each chapter is chock-full of pedagogical resources such as Keywords, Learning Outcomes, Case Studies, Review Questions, and tons of photographs and diagrams. Every chapter in the fifth edition includes the latest technological advances in the field as well as current terminology and standards from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) and the Academy Standards Board of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.