Ebook: Crime and Measurement: Methods in Forensic Investigation, Second Edition

As an introductory guide, the goal of this book is to provide students of law enforcement, criminalists, members of the justice system, law enforcement professionals, and anyone interested in the field, a starting point in understanding the pivotal relationship between police, the investigator and the scientist, in service of the law. From the first responder called to a death scene to the final analysis in the courtroom, Crime and Measurement outlines the processes, the rules, the protocols, and the principles of what it takes and what it means to measure and solve crime.

Throughout the book there are graphic photographs depicting human bodies that have sustained severe trauma or are in various stages of decay. The use of such images comes with an understanding that mortui vivo docent the dead teach the living.

This book contains state of art information supported by full color images and case histories, on evidence detection and optimization, through chemistry, photography and forensic light sources, as it is currently practised by major police agencies throughout the world.