1st Edition

Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) Field Guide

By Sarah Lambert Copyright 2026
482 Pages 4 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

482 Pages 4 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

482 Pages 4 Color & 10 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) Field Guide is a convenient and handy reference guide ideally suited for use in the field by crime scene investigators (CSI), both sworn and civilian. In addition to the field, it can also be used in the classroom as a comprehensive refresher as part of formal training. A shift in personnel has occurred in forensic science over the past few years and the “old... Read more

Introduction

1. Equipment options

2. Arrival

3. Working the camera

4.Scene photograph Types

5. Scene specific photography

6. Subject photographs

7. Body trauma and injuries

8. Decomposition

9. Cause/manner/mechanism of death

10. Search Practices

11. General scene processing

12. Specific scene processing

13. Fire scene processing and evidence collection

14. Autopsy attendance

15. Sketch and measure

16. Scene video

17. Vehicle processing 

18. Evidence values

19. General evidence collection, packaging, transport

20. Trace evidence types and collection

21. DNA Evidence Collection

22. Fingerprint evidence collection

23. Impression evidence collection

24. Bloodstain evidence

25. Firearms evidence collection

26. Document, printer, ink evidence

27. Entomology evidence collection 

28. Digital Evidence

29. Mental health

30. Tips and Resources

Biography

Sarah Lambert holds a master’s degree in forensic science from Nebraska Wesleyan University, with a major in Behavioral Analysis and a minor in crime scene processing. She has worked as a crime scene investigator for over 12 years running all types of scenes. She worked in Stockton, California for the Crime Scene Unit for 5 years responding to all evidence related calls, including burglary, robbery, domestic violence, homicide, and officer involved shootings. She currently works in Houston, Texas processing major crime scenes including robbery, homicide and officer involved shootings as well as processing crime scene vehicles. She is a certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association for Identification (IAI) and a certified Forensic Manager 1 from the National Forensic Science Academy.