A Guide to Crime Scene Investigation by Faye Battiste-Otto, Forensic Nurse, is a practical and informative introduction to the complexities of a crime scene investigation (CSI).

The reader is given an introduction to the protocol and procedures of a crime scene investigation, including how to prepare a tool kit, how to secure and protect a crime scene, how to collect, preserve and transport evidence, how to recognize important evidence, and how to release the crime scene when the investigation is fully concluded.

It further offers a comprehensive overview of how the elements of a crime scene investigation fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, from the discovery of the crime to the submission of evidence in court. Finally the book introduces the latest developments in the world of CSI with topics like virtual autopsies and the collecting of electronic evidence.


About The Author
Faye Battiste-Otto, Forensic Nurse has devoted her professional nursing career to forensic science. She obtained licensure as a registered nurse and then promptly distinguished herself in the applied nursing skill and management of emergency room medicine.

Using her many talents to create practical opportunities in the field, she founded American Forensic Nurses (AFN) and began work with the Riverside County (California, USA) Sheriff’s Department in 1983. Her company was the first privately-owned corporation in America to provide mobile forensic services to public entities. American Forensic Nurses continues to provide a variety of mobile forensic evidence collection services to many of the major law enforcement agencies in Southern California. As the company grew, she expanded those services to include the examination of child and adult victims of sexual assault and abuse. She helped develop many policies and procedures in the field of evidence collection. Faye brings a wealth of experience and forensic training to the writing of this book.