Prologue -- About the authors -- The forensic process, principles, and pract ice -- Forensic science and evidence -- The investigative star in crime scene investigation -- The forensic process : performance, practice, and procedures of scene investigation -- Practical scene investigation : the body in the woods -- Practitioner competency, professionalism, and codes of conduct -- Forms of evidence, identification, and recovery -- Establishing personal identity -- Trace evidence and miscellaneous materials -- Forensic biology -- Impression evidence -- Firearms examination -- Arson and explosions -- Sc ene investigation and type of crime -- Illicit drugs and toxicology -- Investigating sexual assault -- Burglary investigation -- Motor vehicle investigation -- Homicide investigation -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.