Presents specific details of the basic principles and advanced applied techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson investigation - from site examination and eye witness interviewing to follow-up surveillance and criminal prosecution.

Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings,)

O'Connor, John J.

Criminal Law

Elsevier Publishing Company

Did you know. . . . . . that arson has been described as the fastest-growing crime in America? . . . that arson is the most expensive crime committed? . . . that over 8 billion dollars was estimated lost due to fires in 1994? . . . that an estimated 86,000 structure fires of incendiary or suspicious origin were reported in 1994? David Redsicker provides these statistics and much more, including practical methods, information, and advice for investigating these types of crimes, in Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, Second Edition. Extensively rewritten second edition of this practical manual - More than 40% new material! Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, Second Edition is a significantly revised, updated, and expanded new edition of this best-selling book in the Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series, edited by Vernon Geberth. As in the first edition, specific details on the basic principles are presented, and advanced applied techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson investigation are detailed. New topics covered in the Second Edition include: 
<li>Extensively rewritten chapters on determining origin and cause, eliminating accidental fire causes, investigating fatal fires and vehicular fires, and documenting the fire/crime scene 
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<li>Fire scene photography using "painting with light" 
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<li>Importance of evidence preservation and analysis in civil litigation of liability and product defects</li>

Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

Politics & Social Sciences

Redsicker, David R.

Social Sciences

Routledge

Packed with hundreds of case studies, outlines, charts, illustrations and photographs
Written by a 17-year veteran of fire investigation, Practical Fire and Arson Investigation presents specific details on the basic principles and advanced applied techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson investigation. The text is based on the author's experience as both a fire fighter and a fire investigator, and provides a systematic approach to the multifaceted and highly technical field of fire investigation.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

CRC-Press

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