Complete Crime Scene Investigation Handbook

A truly comprehensive handbook, this work serves as a one-stop practical reference for law enforcement and crime scene technicians on finding, collecting, and packaging evidence and all the steps required to preserve and process the crime scene. Topics include: documentation and note taking; photography; sketching; searching; fingerprint lifting; physical, serological, and trace evidence; firearms and toolmark evidence; footwear and tire impressions; digital evidence; injury documentation; bloodstain pattern evidence; clandestine graves and scattered human remains; questioned document evidence; and report writing.

With over 22 years combined law enforcement experience, Everett Baxter served as a licensed paramedic in the State of Oklahoma acquiring extensive training and experience in medical emergencies and the mechanism of injury. He holds an Associate in Applied Science from Oklahoma City Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma specializing in Emergency Medical Technology. As a member of the Oklahoma City Police Department's Crime Scene Unit he expanded on his medical and scientific education with numerous courses including bloodstain pattern analysis, shooting scene reconstruction, fingerprinting and forensic mapping. He currently teaches a basic Crime Scene Investigations course for the Oklahoma City Police Department and is an adjunct professor at the local college teaching Technical Investigations, police photography, and Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.