Main description:

Provides easy-to-follow flow charts that serve as procedural guide for scene investigations in most major types of crimes
Presents the variety of different types of observable evidence encountered in real-life cases to inform scene investigators
Offers methods for framing multiple hypotheses, using specific case examples, to factor in various considerations in crime scene reconstruction scenarios
The discussion following each chapter forms a compendium of generalizations accepted in scholarly sources-a key enabler when testing the hypotheses

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Conceptual Foundations in Forensic Science and the Position of Crime Scene Investigation 3. General Crime Scene Procedure 4. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death by Hanging 5. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death Due to Traumatic Injuries 6. Schema for Exhuming Buried Human Remains 7. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death Due to Burns 8. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death Due to Fall from Height 9. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death Due to Electrocution 10. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death by Drowning 11. Schema for Investigating Cases of Death Due to Poisoning 12. Schema for Investigating Sexual Assault Cases 13. Schema for Investigating Cases Involving Firearms 14. Schema for Investigating Cases of Explosions 15. Schema for Investigating Structure Fires 16. Schema for Investigating Vehicle-Related Incident Scenes 17. Epilogue