Provides information on how evidence is measured, collected, identified, and analyzed, the timetable of activity at a crime scene, and technical terms and professional techniques used. / This is a practical nonfiction guide aimed at writers of crime fiction. It covers how real investigators measure, collect, identify, and analyze physical evidence at crime scenes; the typical sequence of activities at such scenes; and the technical terminology and procedural techniques used by professionals in forensic investigations. The author draws on her own experience as a crime-scene investigator to impart realism to fictional depictions.