"Preface This book is meant to be used at the scene, as a practical field guide when responding to the scene of a crime. Some information in the various chapters of the guide may seem repetitious; this is meant to facilitate its field use by minimizing the need to flip back and forth while processing the scene. The guide is separated into the following sections for ease of use, with primary processing accomplished through Section I Section I, "Crime Scene Investigation," includes initial response, crime scene organization and management, crime scene tasks and responsibilities, as well as search methods. Section II, "Crimes against Property," covers a protocol for their processing as well as the various types of evidence they might present. Section III, "Crimes against Persons," details a protocol for their processing as well as the various types of evidence they might present. Section IV, "Evidence Processing and Documentation," is used to supplement crime scene investigation by providing detailed steps to refresh the crime scene investigator's (CSI) memory on friction ridge, trace, impression, biological, bloodstain, and shooting scene evidence processing and documentation. The appendixes contain a variety of reproducible, easy-to-use worksheets to help organize documentation and notes while at the scene"--�