Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement - Technical Working Group on Crime Scene Investigation, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice
Publication Date: January 2000
This 58-page PDF file from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2000 is intended for use by law enforcement and other responders who have responsibility for protecting crime scenes, preserving physical evidence, and collecting and submitting the evidence for scientific examination.
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator - National Medicolegal Review Panel, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice
Publication Date: November 1999
This 72-page PDF Research Report from 1999 describes the results of a National Institute of Justice study to identify, delineate, and assemble a set of investigative tasks that should and could be performed at every death scene
PDQ: Tracking Down a Vehicle - National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
Publication Date: Spring 2000
Poking around an auto junkyard can now be considered a scientific expedition . . . when it involves a new database that treats automotive paint like a fingerprint. Called the Paint Data Query, or PDQ, this database uses records of automotive paint samples analyzed to pinpoint the manufacturer, make, model, and year of a suspect vehicle.
Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator