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This book is geared towards crime scene investigators and forensic technicians-outlining steps and methods to overcome unique challenges posed by vehicle and vehicular crime senses-for those who process vehicles used in crimes, especially violent crimes.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Processing Vehicles Involved in Violent Crimes. 2. Vehicle Examination Facility and Processing Equipment. 3. General Guidelines and Strategies for Processing Vehicles. 4. The Documentation of Motor Vehicles. 5. The Photographic Documentation of Vehicles. 6. Advanced Photography Techniques of Challenging Subjects. 7. Deoxyribonucleic Acid Evidence. 8. Fingerprint and Impression Evidence Involving Motor Vehicles. 9. Processing Vehicles Involved in Shootings. 10: Bloodstain Documentation and Processing.
About the author
Christopher (Chris) D. Duncan graduated from George Mason University with a BA in History and earned his MA in Criminology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He is a retired Senior Police Officer with the Houston Police Department and was previously an active member of the International Association for Identification (IAI). Chris has written several articles on forensic evidence college and documentation and has over 1500 hours of training specific to the documentation, collection, and the processing of physical evidence having worked 20 years of his 29 years in law enforcement as a Crime Scene Investigator. Prior to his days in the Crime Scene Unit, he was assigned as a patrol officer and a Gang Task Force Officer. Chris is now a and teaches Criminal Investigation and Law Enforcement classes at Klein Collins High School in Texas.
Summary
This book is geared towards crime scene investigators and forensic technicians—outlining steps and methods to overcome unique challenges posed by vehicle and vehicular crime senses—for those who process vehicles used in crimes, especially violent crimes.
