Forensic Evidence Field Guide

Preface How to use the field guide Best Evidence Management Commandments

Part 1: Scenes of Evidence Break And Entry: Volume Crime Evidence Explosion And Arson: Safety Risk Evidence Fraud And Forgery: Document Evidence Hit And  Run: Automobile Accident Evidence Homicide And Rape: Violent Crime Evidence Multimedia And Electronic: Digital Evidence Narcotics And Drugs: Controlled Substance Evidence

Part 2: Seizure of Evidence Documents Fabrics Firearms IT Unknown Substances Vehicles 

Part 3: Types of Evidence Biological/ DNA Evidence Bullet And Cartridge Evidence Explosive Debris Evidence Fiber Evidence Fingerprint Evidence Fire Debris Evidence Footwear And Tire Print Evidence Glass Evidence Gunshot Residues (GSR) Evidence Hair Evidence Paint Evidence Soil And Plant Evidence Toolmark Evidence

Pfefferli, Peter
Peter Pfefferli has a PhD in Forensic Science, University of Lausanne (1984) and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico (1987). He has 25 years of experience as senior police officer and forensic manager, as former director of the Forensic Science Division of the Zurich Canton Police respectively the Forensic Science Institute in Zurich. In his function as CID police officer he was leading many crime scene investigations. Today he is the Forensic Senior Consultant of thin Forensic Science Institute Zurich, the largest and leading forensic organization in Switzerland.
Besides his activities in operational forensic, Peter Pfefferli is a forensic lecturer at the Law Faculty of University of Zurich, teaching since many years forensic sciences to Bachelor students. He is also the forensic lecturer at the Competence Center Forensics & Economic Crime at the University of Lucerne.
Peter Pfefferli is a founding member and former chairman of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI), one of the worldwide leading forensic networks. Today he is the chairman of the ENFSI standing committee on education and training.
He has also been a former chairman of the Interpol International Forensic Science Manager Symposium.
Peter Pfefferli is co-editor of the German law enforcement journal KRIMINALISTIK and he is the editor of the forensic evidence pocket guide DIE SPUR.
Since more than 30 years Peter Pfefferli is an international recognized, active forensic specialist, contributing to many major forensic science conferences.
In matter of forensic quality assurance and forensic accreditation, Peter Pfefferli is a forensic expert for a number of national accreditation services throughout Europe.

"a valuable addition to a crime scene examiner's 'tool box'...also an asset for inclusion in any forensic science laboratories/facilities library; crime scene and forensic scientist's personal collection and the libraries of legal practitioners working in the criminal law." -- Cseye