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1 online resource (414 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author Biography -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 On the Objectives of This Manual and Field Guide -- 1.2 The Basic Questions When Investigating a Case -- 1.3 Challenges in Resolving the Question 'How Could It Have Happened?' -- 1.4 Preeminence of Observations in Crime Scene Reconstruction -- 1.5 On the Compendium of Information in This Manual and Field Guide -- Chapter 2 Conceptual Foundations in Forensic Science and the Position of Crime Scene Investigation |
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2.1 Foundational Concepts Underlying Forensic Science Practice -- 2.2 The Principle of Exchange -- 2.3 The Principle of Identification -- 2.4 The Principle of Individualization -- 2.5 The Principle of Reconstruction -- 2.6 Specific Event Reconstruction Versus Dynamic Event Reconstruction -- 2.7 On the Observe-Hypothesize Model Followed in This Book -- 2.8 The Concept of Crime Scene Generalist -- Chapter 3 General Crime Scene Procedure -- 3.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Scene of Crime Officers -- 3.2 On the Best Practices During Crime Scene Examination -- 3.3 Crime Scene Search |
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3.4 Documentation of the Crime Scene -- 3.5 Documentation by Preparing Written Notes -- 3.6 Documentation Using Crime Scene Sketches -- 3.7 Documentation Using Crime Scene Photography -- 3.8 Preparing the Final Report -- 3.9 Equipment in a Mobile Forensic Science Laboratory (MFSL) -- 3.10 Desirable PreDeployment Training for SOCOs -- Chapter 4 Scheme for Investigating Cases of Death by Hanging -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Flowchart for Investigating Death by Hanging -- 4.3 Case Studies-Cases 4-1 to 4-16 -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.4.1 Myths and Facts Relating to Observations in Hanging Scenes |
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4.4.2 Variations in Knots, Ligature Materials, and Ligature Marks -- 4.4.3 Cadaveric Spasm-Its Relevance in Crime Scene Reconstruction -- 4.4.4 Lesions in Limbs in Hanging Cases -- 4.4.5 Significance of Ant Erosions in Skin During Investigation -- 4.4.6 On the Utility of Fingermarks as Evidence -- Chapter 5 Scheme for Investigating Cases of Death due to Traumatic Injuries -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Flowchart for Investigating Traumatic Homicides -- 5.3 Case Studies-Cases 5-1 to 5-7 -- 5.4 Discussion -- 5.4.1 Myths and Facts Relating to Observations in Traumatic Homicides |
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5.4.2 Bloodstain Patterns and Their Significance in Crime Reconstruction -- 5.4.3 Relevance of Hairs and Hair Damages During Crime Investigation -- 5.4.4 Evidentiary Value of Cloth and Damages on Clothes -- 5.4.5 Evidentiary Value of Soil -- 5.4.6 Entomological Evidence in Assessing Time Since Death in Decomposed Dead Bodies -- 5.4.7 Identification of Skeletal Remains -- Chapter 6 Scheme for Exhuming Buried Human Remains -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Flowchart for Exhumation -- 6.3 Basic Stages in the Process of Exhumation -- 6.3.1 Making the Sketches During Exhumations |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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6.3.2 Describing the Surface Soil Characteristics |
| Subject |
Crime scene searches
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Crime scenes
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Forensic sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000632972 |
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1000632970 |
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