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Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook book cover

1st Edition

Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook

By Christine R. Ramirez Copyright 2012
226 Pages
by CRC Press

The work of a crime scene investigator requires stellar organizational skills and razor-sharp attention to detail. Developing these skills is best achieved through hands-on training simulating actual case events. Crime Scene Processing and Investigation Workbook takes students from the classroom to the field and into the lab to explore a range of scenarios they will likely encounter on the job.... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence Chapter 3 Actions of the Initial Responding Officer Chapter 4 Crime Scene Processing Methodology Chapter 5 Assessing the Scene Chapter 6 Crime Scene Photography Chapter 7 Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping Chapter 8 Narrative Descriptions: Crime Scene Notes and Reports Chapter 9 Basic Techniques in Crime Scene Processing - Light Technology Chapter 10 Basic Techniques in Crime Scene Processing - Recovering Fingerprints Chapter 11 Basic Techniques in Crime Scene Processing – Casting Chapter 12 Shooting Scene Documentation and Reconstruction Chapter 13 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Chapter 14 The Body as a Crime Scene Chapter 15 Special Scene Considerations Chapter 16 Crime Scene Analysis

Biography

Christine R. Ramirez is the coordinator of the Texas Forensic Science Academy within the Texas A&M University System’s Texas Engineering Extension Service in College Station, Texas. She is an active instructor of crime scene investigation, evidence processing, friction ridge development, and bloodstain pattern analysis. She has developed forensic science courses and served as a subject matter expert for forensic science training manuals. Ms. Ramirez served as the senior crime scene investigator in the crime laboratory of one of the largest sheriff’s offices in Texas. She currently holds a Master Peace Officer license from the state of Texas, with seventeen years of investigative experience. She is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst by the International Association for Identification and is a court-qualified expert in bloodstain pattern analysis and latent print examination. She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Ms. Ramirez is a member of the International Association for Identification, Texas Division of the International Association for Identification, and International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts.Casie L. Parish-Fisher is currently assistant professor of forensic science in the Bachelor of Science Degree Program at St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. She graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic science. She completed her Master’s of Science degree in DNA profiling at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, and is currently matriculating on her PhD in research topics relating to DNA analysis. She is coeditor of a sui generis anthology titled Pioneering Research in Forensic Science (Lewiston-Queenston-Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009) with colleagues from St. Edward’s University, Dr. David M. Horton and instructor Michelle Y. Richter. She is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Texas Division of the International Association for Identification where she is a member of the board of directors and serves on the program committee, the host committee, and as chair of the student membership committee.

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