The FBI's FREE, 197-page "Handbook of Forensic Services" is a handy reference for those tasked with recognizing, preserving, and collecting forensic-related evidence

The Handbook of Forensic Services (revised in 2007), edited by Kim Waggoner, and published by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is an excellent how-to manual for those tasked with dealing with trace evidence, either from the standpoint of recognizing it so it can be preserved for collection by the agency of jurisdiction, or collected, packaged, and submitted directly to a forensic science laboratory.

Indexed for quick access, it covers:

• Submitting Evidence
• Evidence Examinations
• Crime Scene Safety
• Crime Scene Search

This detailed, 197-page forensic manual is MibSAR recommended for SAR-trailer reference libraries.

Best of all, this publication can be downloaded for free here.