chapter 1 Crime scene investigation / chapter 2 Associative evidence – the Locard exchange principle / chapter 3 The education and training of crime scene investigators: an Australian perspective / chapter 4 Crime scene investigation and third party quality systems accreditation: Australia’s experience / chapter 5 Management of crime scene investigation / chapter 6 Application of forensic light sources at the crime scene / chapter 7 Crime scene photography / chapter 8 Specialised photography and imaging / chapter 9 Fingerprint identification -- chapter 10 The ballistics expert at the scene / chapter 11 The role of the pathologist at the crime scene / chapter 12 Establishing identity with odontology / chapter 13 Drug operations -- chapter 14 Clandestine drug laboratory investigations / chapter 15 Fire and explosion scene examination / chapter 16 The scientific requirements and outcomes of a sexual assault crime scene investigation / chapter 17 Botanical and soil evidence at the crime scene / chapter 18 The application of entomology to criminal investigations / chapter 19 Physical comparative evidence / chapter 20 Signal processing evidence GRAEME J. KINRAID -- chapter 21 Crime scene investigation: key issues for the future