Evidence Collection

Here you can download and read a number of different manuals, procedures, bulletins and guides to learn more about how law enforcement collects and preserves evidence.

Evidence Collection Manuals

• Handbook of Forensic Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Laboratory User’s Guide, Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
• Guidelines for Evidence Submission, CT Dept of Public Safety, Division of Scientific Services
• Evidence Packaging Procedures, Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services
• Forensic Evidence Handbook, Missouri State Highway Patrol Forensic Laboratory
• Evidence Handling Manual, Montana State Crime Lab
• Evidence Field Manual, NJ State Police Forensic Sciences
• Evidence Field Manual Quick Reference Handbook, NJ State Police Forensic Sciences
• Evidence Guide, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
• Physical Evidence Manual, Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division
• Laboratory Services and Requirements for Submitting Evidence, RI State Crime Lab
• Physical Evidence Handbook, Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Service
• Evidence Handling and Laboratory Capabilities Guide, VA Department of Forensic Science
• Physical Evidence Handbook, Wisconsin Department of Justice State Crime Laboratories

Collection and Preservation of Evidence

• Best Practices for Seizing Electronic Evidence, United States Secret Service

Evidence Collection Bulletins

• Automobile Lights, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Blood and Other Body Fluid Stains, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Controlled Substances, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Fiber and Hair, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Firearms, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Glass Fragments, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Gunshot residue, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Human Bodies, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Latent Print Evidence, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• NIBIN Program, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Paint Evidence, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Questioned Documents, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Sexual Assault Evidence, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Shoe and Tire Impressions, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Soil, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• Volatile Flammables, California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services
• CODIS Section Quality Assurance Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Digital Evidence Section Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Evidence Receiving Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Firearms & Tool Marks Section Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Forensic Chemistry Section Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Forensic DNA Section Quality Assurance Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Forensic Toxicology Section Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Laboratory Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Latent Print Section Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Serology Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Trace Evidence Unit Quality Manual, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Forensic Fiber And Hair Evidence Analysis, Indianapolis Forensic Services Agency