Crime Scene Investigation: Methods and Procedures

Ian K. Pepper is the Principal Lecturer in Policing at the University of Teesside, UK. Ian manages and teaches on a range of specialist learning and development programmes in partnership with a number of law enforcement and Criminal Justice organisations. He is a former Senior Lecturer in Crime Scene and Forensic Science, police crime scene investigator (CSI) and fingerprint officer. Ian has been an instructor and team leader at the National Training Centre for Scientific Support to Crime Investigation and has designed and delivered training to Crime Scene Investigators and Police Officers in the Far East, Middle East, Africa and across the UK. Ian has also presented papers at conferences in the UK, USA and Canada. He is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Fingerprint Society.

• AbbreviationsList of tables and figures Introduction The history and contemporary structure of the police, scientific services and crime scene investigation in the United KingdomApproaching the crime scene, packaging the evidence and the documentation requiredThe basics of crime scene photographyTrace evidence: Fibres, glass, hairs, paint and soil Impressions: Footwear marks, instrument marks, glove marks and tyresDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and body fluidsFingerprintsThe investigation of a fire sceneFirearmsTerrorism, mass murder and disaster (major incidents)The leadership and management of the forensic examination of a major crime sceneOther sources of evidence for the crime scene investigatorHealth and safety at a crime sceneThe Criminal Law Courts across the United KingdomOrganizations related to crime scene investigationAnswers to questions ReferencesIndex