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Underwater Forensic Investigation

Ronald F. Becker, Chairman, Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii

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Overview

Description

Underwater Forensic Investigation is a valuable resource for both dive team members and detectives and focuses on the forensic potential of submerged evidence. Part of this book focuses on debunking myths associated with underwater recovery operations, while the bulk of the text focuses on a scientific protocol that can be applied to underwater crime scenes. Methods and techniques for the location, recovery and handling of submerged evidence are covered in an academic, objective manner. Taking an integrated approach, the text demonstrates how techniques from marine archaeology, forensic investigation, criminal procedural law and underwater search and recovery can be used to conduct an underwater crime scene analysis.

Features

An integrated approach–to water recovery operations.

Examines the roles that dive team members, detectives, and investigators play in collecting, handling and processing evidence at underwater crime scenes.

A focus on effective underwater investigative procedures–shows how to treat water-related scenes using objectivity, thoroughness and accuracy.

Discusses techniques for gathering underwater evidence, such as measurements, sketches and photographs.
Emphasizes using scientific protocol to process underwater scenes with the same objectivity as land scenes.

Separate chapters on firearms recovery, vehicle investigation and vessel recoveries–in chapter 7, 8, and 9.

Address the roles and functions of both investigators and dive teams at these open water scenes.
Outline what data to collect from submerged vehicles, airplanes and boats.
Demonstrates how to handle firearms, bodies and vehicles to prevent destruction, contamination or loss of forensic evidence.

Debunks myths associated with submerged evidence–throughout the text.

Discusses the myths associated with underwater recovery operations.
Shows sound methods for locating forensic evidence on submerged items.

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