{"product_id":"death-scene-investigation-procedural-guide-second-edition-9781498759243","title":"Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael S. Maloney\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Law and Criminology\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminal Law - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose tasked with investigating death scenes come from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of experience. Whether a homicide detective, crime scene investigator, medico-legal death investigator, coroner or medical examiner, \u003cstrong\u003eDeath Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the investigator best-practice techniques and procedures for almost any death scene imaginable, including for deaths occurring even under the most unusual of circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Second Edition is fully updated to include new coverage on shallow graves, human remains at crime scenes, poisonings, expanded coverage of projectile weapons, videography, touch DNA, death notifications, and a newly added chapter dedicated to sexual deaths. In addition, the book serves as an on-scene ready reference which includes instructions on procedure including the initial notification of a death, processing the scene and body, the investigator's role at autopsy, and analyzing the scene indicators to place evidence into context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics discussed include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eInitial response and scene evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeath scene management including documentation, sketching, photography, videography, observations, and search procedures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA special death investigation matrix that walks the investigator though a decision tree to help in ambiguous deaths \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains discussion of all manners of death, including accident, suicide, natural and homicide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of recovery of human remains from open field, aquatic, and buried sites including estimating the time of death.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWound dynamics and mechanisms of injury that covers\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003easphyxiation, sharp and blunt force trauma, chopping injuries; handgun, rifle, and shotgun wounds, electrical injuries, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bulleted format and spiral binding allows for easy use and reference in the field with sections that are self-contained and cross-referenced for quick searches. With its thorough and detailed approach, \u003cb\u003eDeath Scene Investigation, Second Edition\u003c\/b\u003e will be a must-have addition to any crime scene and death investigator's tool kit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45033368846487,"sku":"9781498759243","price":6277.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781498759243.webp?v=1769209389","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/death-scene-investigation-procedural-guide-second-edition-9781498759243","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}