Death Scene Investigation Procedural Guide

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Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide is the answer to a long recognized dilemma, how to have every death investigated by an experienced death investigator. Using his considerable experience in death investigations and forensics, Mr. Maloney has created a procedural guide that gives everyone from the medical examiner's investigator, coroner, crime scene investigator or detective an on scene guide for processing the death scene. This field guide will assist in understanding the story the scene tells as well as develop investigative direction. The Death Investigation Decision Tree is an innovative, easy to use tool to ensure that the scene investigation is focused, directed and complete while prompting the investigator for the "red flags" that are present but sometimes overlooked. This should be the first tool used on the scene after familiarization with the scene and basic facts. Easy to follow chapters and complete bulleted procedures presented in a manner that minimize the need to flip back and forth through the guide. The spiral bound format is designed to fit in a cargo pocket for easy access and transport to the scene. Unlike textbooks this guide stands out as it is specifically designed for use in the field. The medical examiner, coroner, and homicide detective should not overlook this guide as well; it is a handy reference for proper procedures to employ in a wide variety of death scenes.
-Tom Bevel, President of Bevel, Gardner & Associates, Inc.


" ... an excellent text on practical death scene investigation ... gives us very useful practical information on the latest techniques in an easily digestible manner. I am going to use this book in all my future crime scene investigations."
-Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology





" ... Mr. Maloney's book stands out as the most thorough book available that is also quickly and easily referred to at a scene. ... I highlighted at least 30 tips and techniques that I had never heard of or that answered questions to scene challenges that I had been unable to find solutions to prior to reading his book. The book also includes numerous crime scene worksheets that exceeded drafts that I had previously developed in an attempt to simplify note taking at a scene.?... if closely followed at a death scene even by an inexperienced investigator, you can be assured that the investigation will be conducted in a competent and professional manner. For more experienced investigators, the book will be an excellent refresher/update and I am certain that you will learn a few new things, too."
-Gregory J. Lennon, Detective Lieutenant; Cohasset Police Department, Massachusetts