The Second Edition of this bestseller combines directions for the old tried and true methods of photographic documentation (cameras, films, lighting sources) with analyses of the latest methods used in the practice (video, thermography, digital imaging). Specifically, Redsicker discusses the "how-to" of basic photography, shows the essentials of videography, and offers the fundamentals of aerial, underwater, and surveillance photography as they relate to the presentation of evidence in court. Redsicker presents this information in a practical, step-by-step fashion that is bound to enable...

This volume presents the basic principles and advanced applied techniques for conducting a thorough fire and arson investigation. This second edition has rewritten chapters on determining origin and cause, eliminating accidental fire causes, investigating fatal fires and vehicular fires and documenting the fire/crime scene. The importance of evidence preservation and analysis in civil litigation of liability and product defects is focused upon. Case studies are used in the text to illustrate concepts explained in the text and includes information about eliminating accidental causes of fire...