FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF CLANDESTINE LABORATORIES by Donnell R. Christian Jr. ( 9780849312274 )

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FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF CLANDESTINE LABORATORIES

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0849312272

ISBN 13:

9780849312274

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

Pub. date:

28 July, 2003

Pages:

392

Description:

Addresses various issues involved in the forensic investigation and prosecution of clandestine labs. This book explains how to identify the controlled substances that are being manufactured and the methods used in the manufacturing process. It also shows how to collect and preserve evidence and provides insight into evidence analysis.

Synopsis:

Clandestine lab operators are not the mad scientists whose genius keeps them pent up in the laboratory contemplating elaborate formulas and mixing exotic chemicals. In fact, their equipment is usually simple, their chemicals household products, and their education basic. Most of the time the elements at the scene are perfectly legal to sell and own. It is only in the combination of all these elements that the lab becomes the scene of a criminal operation. Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories guides you, step-by-step, through the process of recognizing these illegal manufacturing operations. Then it shows you how to prove it in the courtroom. In non-technical language this book details: How to recognize a clandestine lab How to process the site of a clandestine lab How to analyze evidence in the examination laboratory What to derive from the physical evidence How to present the evidence in court The identification and investigation of a clandestine lab, and the successful prosecution of the perpetrators, is a team effort.A collaboration of law enforcement, forensic experts, scientists, and criminal prosecutors is required to present a case that definitively demonstrates how a group of items with legitimate uses are being used to manufacture an illegal controlled substance. Providing an understanding of how the pieces of the clandestine lab puzzle fit together, this book outlines the steps needed to identify and shut down these operations, as well as successfully prosecute the perpetrators.

Illustrations:

123 black & white illustrations, 39 black & white tables, 62 black & white

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Imprint:

CRC Press Inc

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Returnable

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