TY - BOOK AU - Baxter,Everett TI - Complete crime scene investigation handbook SN - 9781498701426 (pbk.) : U1 - 363.2'52 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Crime scene searches KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Forensic sciences KW - Crime KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Specialized N2 - Crime scene investigators are the foundation for every criminal investigation. The admissibility and persuasiveness of evidence in court, and in turn, the success of a case, is largely dependent upon the evidence being properly collected, recorded, and handled for future analysis by investigators and forensic analysts in the lab. This handbook is the most complete, one-stop practical reference for law enforcement and crime scene professionals as well as students looking to enter the field. It provides step-by-step methods and best practice protocols for effectively finding, recognizing, recording, collecting, preserving, handling, and packaging evidence ER -