Handbook of Forensic Services

Front Cover......Page 1
Back Cover\r......Page 202
Title Page......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 3
FBI Forensic Services......Page 5
Violent Crime Versus Property Crime......Page 7
Requesting Evidence Examinations......Page 11
Packaging and Shipping Evidence......Page 13
Evidence Examinations......Page 17
Adhesive, Caulk, and Sealant Examinations......Page 18
Anthropological Examinations......Page 19
Arson Examinations......Page 21
Voice Comparisons......Page 22
Damaged Media......Page 23
Bank Security Dye Examinations......Page 25
Building Materials Examinations......Page 26
Bullet Jacket Alloy Examinations......Page 27
Chemical Examinations of General Unknowns......Page 28
Format Conversion......Page 30
Limited Source Code......Page 31
Bulk Drugs......Page 33
Drug Residue......Page 34
Cryptanalysis......Page 35
Prostitution......Page 36
DNA Examinations......Page 37
Case Acceptance Policy of the DNA Analysis Unit I......Page 39
Case Consideration Policy......Page 41
Case Acceptance Policy of the DNA Analysis Unit II......Page 43
Suitability of Mitochondrial DNA Analysis......Page 44
Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Hair Evidence......Page 46
Documenting, Collecting, Packaging, and Preserving DNA Evidence......Page 48
Blood......Page 49
Buccal (Oral) Swabs......Page 51
Blood on Surfaces or in Snow or Water......Page 52
Bloodstains......Page 53
Semen and Semen Stains......Page 54
Seminal Evidence from Sexual Assault Victims......Page 55
Saliva and Urine, Other Sources of  Body-Fluid Evidence......Page 56
Hair......Page 57
Tissue, Bones, and Teeth......Page 58
Preserving DNA Evidence—Long-Term Storage......Page 59
Electronic Device Examinations......Page 60
Explosives Examinations......Page 62
Explosives Residue Examinations......Page 64
FBI Disaster Squad......Page 65
Feather Examinations......Page 66
Firearms......Page 67
Shot Pellets, Buckshot, or Slugs......Page 68
Gun Parts......Page 69
Silencers......Page 70
Forensic Facial Imaging......Page 72
Comparison......Page 73
Fracture......Page 74
Fibers......Page 75
Image Analysis Examinations......Page 76
Photogrammetry......Page 77
Video......Page 78
Child Pornography Examinations......Page 79
Ink Examinations......Page 83
Developing Latent Prints at Crime Scenes......Page 84
Photographing Latent Prints......Page 86
Submitting Latent and Intentionally Recorded Print Images in Digital Format......Page 90
Submitting Hands or Fingers of an Unknown Deceased......Page 92
Lubricant Examinations......Page 93
Broken or Mechanically Damaged Metal......Page 95
Metal Fragments......Page 96
Watches, Clocks, and Timers......Page 97
National Missing Person DNA Database Program Examinations......Page 98
Buccal (Oral) Swabs......Page 100
Skeletal Samples......Page 101
Teeth......Page 103
Tissue......Page 104
Paint Examinations......Page 105
Pepper-Spray or Pepper-Foam Examinations......Page 107
Pharmaceutical Examinations......Page 108
Polymer Examinations......Page 109
Product-Tampering Examinations......Page 110
Handwriting and Hand Printing......Page 112
Procedures for Obtaining Known Writing Exemplars......Page 113
Altered or Obliterated Writing......Page 114
Procedures for Obtaining Known Typewriting Exemplars......Page 115
Procedures for Obtaining Known Photocopy Exemplars......Page 117
Paper......Page 118
Embossings and Seals......Page 119
Bank Robbery Note File......Page 120
Rope and Cordage Examinations......Page 121
Safe-Insulation Examinations......Page 122
Serial-Number Examinations......Page 123
Shoe Print and Tire Tread Examinations......Page 125
Examination-Quality Photographs......Page 126
Impressions in Snow......Page 128
Casting Three-Dimensional Impressions......Page 129
Pouring Dental Stone......Page 130
Lifting Two-Dimensional Impressions......Page 131
Storing Electrostatic Lifting Film......Page 132
Lifting Materials......Page 133
Searching Shoe Print and Tire Tread Files......Page 134
Soil Examinations......Page 136
Special-Event and Situational Awareness Support......Page 137
Tape Examinations......Page 138
Fractures......Page 139
Toxicology Examinations......Page 142
Authenticity......Page 145
Damaged Media Repair......Page 146
Weapons of Mass Destruction Examinations......Page 148
Wood Examinations......Page 150
Routes of Exposure......Page 151
Skin Contact......Page 152
Bloodborne Pathogen Safety......Page 153
Chemical Safety......Page 156
Light-Source Safety......Page 157
Confined-Space Safety......Page 158
X-Ray Safety......Page 161
Personal Protective Equipment......Page 162
Hand Protection......Page 163
Eye Protection......Page 165
Respiratory Protection......Page 166
Hazardous Materials Transportation......Page 167
Hazardous Waste Regulations......Page 168
References......Page 169
Basic Principles......Page 175
Preparation......Page 176
Secure and Protect......Page 179
Preliminary Survey......Page 180
Evaluate Physical Evidence Possibilities......Page 181
Narrative......Page 182
Photography......Page 183
Sketch......Page 184
Record and Collect Physical Evidence......Page 186
Final Survey......Page 187
Release......Page 188
B......Page 189
C......Page 190
D......Page 192
F......Page 193
H......Page 194
I......Page 195
M......Page 196
P......Page 197
S......Page 198
T......Page 199
X......Page 200