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.
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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