9781498759243-1498759246-Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition

Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781498759243
ISBN-10: 1498759246
Edition: 2
Author: Michael S. Maloney
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: CRC Press
Format: Paperback 532 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781498759243
ISBN-10: 1498759246
Edition: 2
Author: Michael S. Maloney
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: CRC Press
Format: Paperback 532 pages

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Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition (ISBN-13: 9781498759243 and ISBN-10: 1498759246), written by authors Michael S. Maloney, was published by CRC Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Forensic Science (Criminal Law, Criminology, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Forensic Science books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $28.8.

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Those 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, Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide, Second Edition 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.

This 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.


Topics discussed include:

  • Initial response and scene evaluation
  • Death scene management including documentation, sketching, photography, videography, observations, and search procedures
  • A special death investigation matrix that walks the investigator though a decision tree to help in ambiguous deaths
  • Contains discussion of all manners of death, including accident, suicide, natural and homicide
  • Coverage of recovery of human remains from open field, aquatic, and buried sites including estimating the time of death.
  • Wound dynamics and mechanisms of injury that coversasphyxiation, sharp and blunt force trauma, chopping injuries; handgun, rifle, and shotgun wounds, electrical injuries, and more

The 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, Death Scene Investigation, Second Edition will be a must-have addition to any crime scene and death investigator’s tool kit.

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