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)

Collection and Preservation of Evidence

• 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

Other World Wide Web Sites of Interest

• 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)

Property Management

• International Association for Property and Evidence (IAPE)
  • Property Standards (IAPE)
  • Designing a Property Room (IAPE)