Homicide Investigation Field Guide

This practical field guide contains many of the checklists necessary to guide the first responder step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these protocols, techniques and checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene.- Covers basic investigation protocols as well as protocols for sexual assault- Contains diagrams on how to search the scene, how to sketch the scene, and physical evidence guidelines as well as a forensic photography primer- Includes a detailed checklist of who, what, where, when, why and how