Criminalistics: How to Properly Process a Crime Scene
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 249
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One thing the Federal Bureau of Investigation is well known for is its processes. There is a "Bureau-way" for investigating bank robberies, a "Bureau-way" for investigating terrorism cases, and in this textbook, we will be exploring the "Bureau-way" for conducting crime scene investigations. Criminalistics: How to Properly Process a Crime Scene is a first-hand explanation of the FBI's 12 step process for processing crime scenes. These twelve steps are used whether the FBI is conducting a simple search warrant or processing a scene as complicated as the Boston Marathon Bombing.
The fundamentals of forensic science and the application of these fundamentals through the process are what makes the more than 50 Evidence Response Teams of the FBI some of the best forensic investigators in the world. In this textbook we will discuss the legal foundations of crime scene investigations, the application of forensic science, and the importance of documenting the crime scene. We will explore historic advancements in the field of criminalistics, as well as modern technical advancements such as DNA and laser technologies. And throughout the textbook we will explore the 12-step process the FBI Evidence Teams utilize to thoroughly and efficiently process a crime scene.
Chapter 1 What Crime Scene Investigation Really Is (The Anti-Hollywood Version)
Chapter 2 The History of Forensic Science and Criminalistics
Chapter 3 Myths and Realities of the Crime Scene Investigation
Chapter 4 The Law and Forensic Science
Chapter 5 So, You Are Looking for Evidence?
Chapter 6 Securing and Properly Documenting a Crime Scene
Chapter 7 Crime Scene Photography
Chapter 8 Crime Scene Sketching
Chapter 9 Processing the Scene/Evidence Collection
Chapter 10 Biometrics and the Crime Scene
Chapter 11 Trace Evidence, Toolmarks, and Firearms
Chapter 12 Processing Digital Evidence
Chapter 13 Careers in Crime Scene Investigation
Chapter 14 Summary of FBI Evidence Response Team Investigations
Appendix A Personal Equipment List
Appendix B Standard Evidence Collection Forms and Documentation
Appendix C Common Forensic and Crime Scene Acronyms
Samuel A. Simon, Jr. is an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Texas, and Abilene Christian University. He was an adjunct faculty member, lecturer, and subject matter expert for Texas Christian University and Sam Houston State University. Prior to entering academia, Mr. Simon was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army (98G – Russian Linguist), and served as a Special Agent, Supervisory Special Agent, and Assistant Legal Attache for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For much of his twenty-three years in the FBI Mr. Simon served as a member and assistant team leader for the Evidence Response Teams in the Washington DC and Dallas, TX field offices. As a member of the Evidence Response Team, Mr. Simon was deployed to East Africa in response to the US Embassy bombings and supervised the North Parking Lot sifting/collection operations at the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks. Mr. Simon was a certified adjunct instructor with the FBI and provided training to law enforcement professionals in the United States and worldwide in a variety of fields related to criminal justice.