CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
O'Connor was the only author of the 1st ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arson: The American Experience -- Fire Service -- Police Service -- Public Awareness -- Fire Investigation Methodology -- Model Arson Task Force -- Role of the Fire Investigator -- Six Basic Steps for Fire Investigation -- References and Selected Readings -- Arson Motives and Pathology -- Arson for Profit -- Commercial Fire Checklist -- Revenge and Prejudice -- Vanity -- Juvenile Fire Setters and Vandalism -- Crime Concealment -- Psychological Compulsion -- Mass Civil Disturbance (Riot)Terrorism -- References and Selected Readings -- Building Construction: Fire Problems and Precautions -- Classification of Building Construction -- Building Components -- Structural LoadsHigh-Rise Construction -- Structural Fire Precautions -- Fire Extension and Accepted Architectural Designs -- Design Problems -- Construction and Material Problems -- Fire Detection, Alarm, and Suppression Systems -- Neutralizing Fire Protection Systems -- Glossary of Building Terms -- References and Selected Readings -- Chemistry and Behavior of Fire -- Components of FireHeat -- Oxygen and Oxidation -- Fuel and Its Physical State -- Chemical Chain Reaction -- Other Terms Relating to the Chemistry of Fire -- Behavior of Fire -- Classification of Fire -- Phases of Fire -- Rate of Burn -- Structural Fire Spread -- Direction and Rate of Spread -- Burn PatternsRapid Movement -- Slow Movement -- Smoke and Flame Color -- Fire Suppression -- References and Selected Readings -- Determining Origin and Cause -- Physical Examination of the Fire Scene -- Exterior Examination -- Interior Examination -- Room and Points of Origin -- Fire Language -- Summary -- References and Selected Readings -- Eliminating Accidental Causes -- Electrical FiresLightning -- Gas and Flammable Vapors -- Building Heating Equipment -- Auxiliary Home Heating Equipment -- Cooking-Related Fires -- Children and Pets -- Improper Storage of Combustibles/Flammables -- Spontaneous Combustion/Ignition -- Smoking -- Clandestine Laboratories -- Construction, Renovation, and Demolition -- Direct Sunlight -- Product Liability and Subrogation -- References and Suggested Readings -- Investigating Fatal Fires -- Six-Phase Investigative Approach -- Fire Incident -- Examination of the Body -- Origin and Cause/Investigative Canvass -- Determining Investigative Procedure -- Cause of Death and Investigative Procedure -- Follow-Up Investigation -- Arrest and Trial -- Special Evidence at Fire Scenes -- References and Selected Readings -- Investigating Vehicular FiresPolicies -- Notification and Response -- Vehicle Collisions and Relation to Fires -- Vehicle Identification and Owner Information -- Salvage Examination -- Elimination of Accidental Causes -- Multiple Points of OriginHeat Indicators -- Other Factors -- References and Selected Readings -- Incendiary Fire Evidence -- Time-Delayed Ignition Devices -- Accelerants and Related Burn Patterns -- Legal Aspects of Evidence Collection -- Evidence Collection -- Identification of Evidence -- Laboratory Analysis and Testing -- Evidence Storage -- Shipment/Transferal of Evidence -- Presenting Evidence in Court -- Disposal of Evidence -- Conclusion -- References and Selected Reading.