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Underwater Forensic Investigation

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The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Updated and expanded, this volume presents a comprehensive approach to the processing of an underwater crime scene and the steps necessary to conduct the operation. This


List of contents

Introduction. A Brief History of Underwater Investigation. An Explanation of Pressure and the Laws of Boyle, Charles, Dalton, and Henry. The Underwater Forensic Investigator. The Law of Search and Seizure. The Underwater Crime Scene. Underwater Photography. Medicolegal Aspects of Underwater Death. Firearms Recovery and Investigation. Aircraft and Vehicle Investigations. Vessel Recoveries. Equipment. Diving in Contaminated Water. Using Experts and Evidence in the Courtroom. Defense Lawyers, Prosecutors, and Investigators. Index.

About the author

Professor Becker completed his studies for a Bachelor of Science degree in Police Science at Sam Houston State University in 1969. He went on to finish his Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University in 1972. A short hiatus from higher education found him with The Mineral County Montana Sheriff’s Office culminating his work there as a criminal investigator and leaving for St. Mary’s Law School in 1981.

Upon completion of his law studies and passing the Texas Bar Examination in 1983, he became a partner in the general litigation firm of Gish, Radtke, and Becker in Boerne, Texas. The firm became a successful personal injury litigation practice. During that time, Professor Becker served as the Boerne Municipal Court Judge, County Judge, and Juvenile Court Judge.

In 1991, he began a teaching career at Texas State University in the Criminal Justice Department. In 1994, he created a facility for training public safety divers in underwater investigation based on a forensic protocol. As director of the Underwater Institute, he started the Texas State University Underwater Institute’s Annual Public Safety Diver Seminar and Competition. This annual event drew recovery divers from all over the country and was held at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, each year during Spring Break.

As a tenured Full Professor, he has published four books and four editions to this criminal investigation text. During his tenure, he has published numerous articles and textbook chapters.

Ron began work at Chaminade University on July 8, 2002 as Chair for the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program. Since that time, he has streamlined the graduate and undergraduate curricula, created an on-line Masters of Criminal Justice Administration tract and a MSCJA specialty tract in Homeland Security as a Partnership School with the Naval Post Graduate School. He was promoted to full professor in the fall of 2006. He has worked as an underwater recovery consultant for the Honolulu Police Department and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Each summer he conducts a workshop in "Underwater Forensic Investigation". Professor Becker is a member of the Hawaii Emergency Preparedness Executive Consortium and an advisory board member for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial.

Summary

The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation. Updated and expanded, this volume presents a comprehensive approach to the processing of an underwater crime scene and the steps necessary to conduct the operation. This

Product details

Authors Ronald F. Becker, Ronald F. Nordby Becker, Becker Ronald F., Jon J., Stuart H. Nordby
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.03.2021
 
EAN 9780367778163
ISBN 978-0-367-77816-3
No. of pages 371
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration

LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Forensic Science, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology

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