LEGEAR's favourite Crime Scene Investigation Links

Evidence Collection Guidelines

• Evidence Collection Guidelines (Blood Stains, Seminal Stains, Hair, Fibers and Threads, Glass, Paint, Flammable Liquids, Firearms Evidence, Tool Marks, Controlled Substances and Medicinal Preparations, Questioned Documents, Latent Fingerprints)

• A Primer on the Tools of Crime Scene Analysis, by Robert J. Garrett
• Stringing a Crime Scene to Determine Trajectories, by Gregory A. Parkinson
• Developing and Lifting Latent Footwear Impressions by Mike Byrd
• Detecting OC Spray with an Alternative Light Source by H.W. "Rus" Ruslander
• Searching and Examining a Major Case Crime Scene by H.W. "Rus" Ruslander
• Dead Body Evidence Checklist
• Practical Methods for Processing a Vehicle by Agnes Sarisky
• Ridge Detail at the Crime Scene by Mike Byrd
• DNA -- The next generation technology by Mike Byrd
• Written Documentation at a Crime Scene by Mike Byrd
• Proper Tagging and Labeling of Evidence for Later Identification by Mike Byrd
• Innovative Evidence Identification Markers by Mike Byrd
• Simple Tire Standards Collection by Mike Byrd
• Footwear Evidence by Dwayne S. Hilderbrand
• Protecting the Crime Scene by George Schiro
• Examination and Documentation of the Crime Scene by George Schiro
• Collection and Preservation of Evidence by George Schiro
• Special Considerations for Sexual Assault Evidence by George Schiro
• Collection and Preservation of Blood Evidence from Crime Scenes by George Schiro

• Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement by the National Institute of Justice
• A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation by the National Institute of Justice
• Fire and Arson Scene Investigation: A Guide for Public Safety Personnel by NIJ
• Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator by NIJ (in PDF)
• What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence by NIJ (in PDF)
• The Unrealized Potential of DNA Testing by NIJ (in PDF)