First Unit Responder: A Guide to Physical Evidence Collection for Patrol Officers"Physical evidence cannot be wrong; it cannot perjure itself; it cannot be wholly absent. Only its interpretation can err. Only human failure to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value." -Presiding Judge, Harris v U.S., 331 U.S. 145 (1947) HOW TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIME SCENE WHILE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION First Unit Responder: A Guide to Physical Evidence Collection for Patrol Officers is a training guide and reference for patrol officers and criminal investigators, who conduct preliminary investigations of crime scenes, to aid in identification, collection, and booking of physical evidence. Written by a veteran of 24 years of law enforcement, the book stresses the importance of understanding the critical nature of physical evidence and preservation of the crime scene as part of the case against a criminal defendant. This book is an important tool for police academies that train recruits and veteran patrol officers, as well as for students of criminal justice who seek guidelines for proper collection and handling of physical evidence. |
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AFIS agencies and/or appearance attorney bindle BIOHAZARD blood body fluid booked chain of custody chapter chemical evidence class characteristic close-up clothing code 3 response court courtroom crime scene log criminal suspect defendant dence department policy developed direct examination document the scene encounter establish example FALSE firearm forensic identification glove prints Golden Gate University gunshot residue hand covering handling homicide scene identified important individual characteristic evidence instances investigation jewelry jury latent prints law enforcement major scenes mark non-major officer needs officer's packaging partial latent patrol officer phase photographs physical evidence piece of evidence police potential present preserve proper properly questioned document Review scene and evidence side sketch star number striated evidence striation surfaces swab T F T F T F Test answers testifying testimony tool trace evidence transfer medium type of evidence unit responder vehicle victims or witnesses voir dire weapon
References to this book
Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook Henry C. Lee,Timothy Palmbach,Marilyn T. Miller Limited preview - 2001 |