Forensic investigation of stolen-recovered and other crime-related vehicles / [edited by] Eric Stauffer, Monica S. Bonfanti.

Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles is the ultimate reference guide for any auto theft investigator, crime scene technician, criminalist, police investigator, criminologist, or insurance adjuster. In addition to a thorough treatment of auto theft, the book covers vehicles involved in other forms of crimedealing extensively with the various procedures and dynamics of evidence as it might be left in any crime scene. An impressive collection of expert contributors covers a wide variety of subjects, including chapters on vehicle identification, examination of burned vehicles, vehicles recovered from under water, vehicles involved in terrorism, vehicle tracking, alarms, anti-theft systems, steering columns, and ignition locks. The book also covers such topics as victim and witness interviews, public and private auto theft investigations, detection of trace evidence and chemical traces, vehicle search techniques, analysis of automotive fluids, vehicle registration document examination, and vehicle crime mapping. * Extensively researched and exceptionally well-written by internationally-recognized experts in auto theft investigation and forensic science * All the principles explained in the text are well-illustrated and demonstrated with more than 450 black and white and about 100 full-color illustrations, many directly from real cases * Serves as both a valuable reference guide to the professional and an effective teaching tool for the forensic science student.

1 -- The Problem of Auto-Theft -- Mikel Longman -- 2 -- Victim and Witness Interviews and Collection of Circumstantial Information -- Jean-Fraṅois Chevalley -- Manuel Poza -- 3 -- General Crime Scene Considerations and Documentation -- Moira Johnson -- Simone Reynolds -- 4 Forensic Examination of Stolen-Recovered Vehicles -- Part I: Technical Examination and General Forensic Traces -- Marc Demierre -- Part II: Chemical Traces -- Drugs, Explosives, and Gunshot Residue -- Francesco Saverio Romolo -- 5 -- Traces and their Evidentiary Values -- ¡ric Stauffer -- 6 -- Vehicle Identification -- William T. Smylie -- 7 -- Restoration of Serial Numbers -- Dr. Horst Katterwe -- 8 -- Anti-Theft Systems -- Robert F. Mangine -- 9 -- Examination of Steering Columns and Ignition Locks -- Robert F. Mangine -- 10 -- Examination of Vehicle Keys -- Emmanuel Fivaz -- Monica Bonfanti -- 11 -- Analysis of Vehicle Fluids -- ¡ric Stauffer -- 12 -- Examination of Burned Vehicles -- ¡ric Stauffer -- 13 -- Examination of Vehicles Recovered Underwater -- Jean-Fraṅois Voillot -- 14 -- Examination of Vehicle License Plates -- Didier Brossier -- 15 -- Examination of Vehicle Registration Documents -- Diana Ombelli -- 16 -- Vehicle Searching Procedures -- Sťphane Kummer -- 17 -- Examination of Vehicles Involved in Terrorism -- Greg Terp -- 18 -- Investigation from the Public Side -- Greg Terp -- 19 -- Investigation from the Private Side -- Part I: The European Perspective -- Marc Stauffer -- Part II: The US Perspective -- Glenn Wheeler -- 20 -- Vehicle Tracking -- Greg Terp -- 21 -- Vehicle Crime Mapping -- Jerry Ratcliffe -- 22 -- International Collaboration Through Interpol -- Alain G. Barbier.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of auto theft / Mikel Longman -- Victim and witness interviews and collection of circumstantial information / Jean-François Chevalley, Manuel Poza -- General crime scene considerations and documentation / Moira Johnson, Simone Reynolds -- Forensic examination of stolen-recovered vehicles : technical examination and general forensic traces / Marc Demierre ; Chemical traces--drugs, explosives, and gunshot residue / Francesco Saverio Romolo -- Traces and their evidentiary value / Eric Stauffer -- Vehicle identification / William T. Smylie -- Restoration of serial numbers / Horst Katterwe -- Anti-theft systems / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of steering columns and ignition locks / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of vehicle keys / Emmanuel Fivaz, Monica S. Bonfanti -- Analysis of vehicle fluids / Eric Stauffer -- Examination of burned vehicles / Eric Stauffer -- Examination of vehicles recovered underwater / Jean-François Voillot -- Examination of vehicle license plates / Didier Brossier -- Examination of vehicle registration documents / Diana Ombelli -- Vehicle searching procedures / Stéphane Kummer -- Examination of vehicles involved in terrorism / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the public side / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the private side : the European perspective / Marc Stauffer ; The U.S. perspective / Glenn Wheeler -- Vehicle tracking / Greg Terp -- Vehicle crime mapping / Jerry Ratcliffe -- International collaboration through Interpol / Alain G. Barbier.

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