LAW 2596 - Crime Scene Processing - Law Enforcement - LibGuides at Hibbing Community College

Textbooks

Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement by National Institute of Justice, Technical Working Group for Electronic Crime Scene Investigation
Publication Date: 2000
This guide, offered by the National Institute of Justice, 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.
Federal Rules of Evidence by Legal Information Institute , Cornell Law School
Publication Date: 2016
These are the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) as effective December 01, 2016. The FRE govern the introduction of evidence in civil and criminal trials in United States federal courts. These Rules are often the foundation for the standard upper level law school course in Evidence.
Evidence and Crime Scene Reconstruction: A Guide for Field Investigations by Joseph M. Rynearson
Publication Date: 2015
This work emphasizes the use of evidence to assist any investigation and ultimately tell the story of the actions of the participants in the crime scene. This is called “reconstruction of the crime”. Information focuses on murder, rape, assault, arson and burglary, but is applicable to virtually any crime.
"This text is now free for you to download and use. Ideas are meant to be shared and used as you see fit. Please credit the author when appropriate to copyright laws."
Evidence: Best Evidence Rule by Colin Miller, University of South Carolina
Publication Date: 2012
The Best Evidence Rule, contained in Article X of the Federal Rules of Evidence (Rules 1001-1008) and state counterparts, is a Rule that requires a party seeking to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph to produce the original (or a duplicate) or account for its nonproduction. Through a series of cases and hypotheticals drawn from actual cases, this chapter gives readers a roadmap for how to address any Best Evidence Rule issue in practice.

Supplemental Course Materials & Interactive Resources

Course Materials

Crime Scene Investigation
This course will examine of the processes of crime scene investigations including, interviewing, evaluation, photographing, sketching and processing a scene. The processes will include preserving, collecting, documenting and preparing evidence for the court room. Identification of a suspect is emphasized in the course through the use of digital and genetic fingerprinting. Analysis of evidence will assist the student in developing conclusions of a crime scene. Hands on application will be utilized to assist the student in the understanding the crime scene investigation process. Available on Canvas Commons. Though this course includes copyrighted resources, it has been shared publicly by the creator in the Commons for use by educators.
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Online course developed by Curriculum Technology, Free For Teachers, 2017.
Laying Foundations for Evidence
This recording and transcript introduces law enforcement officers to the fundamentals of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and helps them understand how to properly collect, preserve, and present evidence so it will be admissible in court.