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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Author |
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| Introduction |
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| Chapter 1 Explosion Theory and Dynamics |
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1.5 Classification and Sensitivity of Explosives |
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1.6 Explosive Performance |
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1.8 Additional Characteristics of Explosives |
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1.9 Accountability of Explosives and Explosives Detection |
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1.10.1 Types of Explosions |
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1.11 Explosion Scene Investigation |
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References and Additional Reading |
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| Chapter 2 Identification and Recognition of Commercial, Improvised, and Military Explosives |
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2.2 Short History of Explosives |
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2.4 Commercial High Explosives |
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2.4.1.3 Mercury Fulminate |
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2.4.1.4 Diazodinitrophenol |
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2.4.2 Secondary Explosives |
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2.4.2.2 Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil (ANFO) |
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2.4.2.3 Nitroglycerin (NG) |
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2.5.1 Water Gel or Slurry Explosives |
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2.5.2 Emulsion Explosives |
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2.5.2.1 Trinitrotoluene (TNT) |
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2.5.2.2 Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) |
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2.5.2.3 Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine (RDX) |
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2.10 U.S. Military Explosives |
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2.10.1 Trinitrotoluene Charges (TNT) |
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2.10.2 Composition 4 (C-4) |
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2.11 Improvised Explosives |
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2.12 Initiation Systems and Components |
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2.12.1.1 Safety and Hobby Fuse |
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| Chapter 3 Improvised Explosive Device Components: Pre- and Postblast Identification |
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3.2 Improvised Explosive Devices |
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3.2.1 Factors Affecting Improvised Explosive Device Construction |
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3.2.2 Basic Components of the Improvised Explosive Device |
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3.2.3 Primary Effect Provided by Type of Improvised Explosive Device |
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3.2.4 Appearance of an Improvised Explosive Device |
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3.2.5 Components of an Improvised Explosive Device |
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3.2.5.3 Electrical Components |
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3.2.5.4 Timing Mechanisms |
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3.2.5.11 Nonelectrical Wire |
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3.3.1 Fuzing Systems Methods of Operation |
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3.3.1.1 Time-Delay Fuzing Systems |
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3.3.1.2 Victim Operated Fuzing Systems |
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3.3.1.3 Command Fuzing Systems |
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3.4 IED Component Assessment |
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3.4.1 High or Low Explosives |
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3.4.2.2 Nonelectric Initiators |
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3.4.2.3 Electric Initiators |
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3.4.4 Other Components/Enhancements |
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3.4.5 Shrapnel and/or Fragmentation |
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3.4.6.1 Mechanical Fuzing System |
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3.4.6.2 Electrical/Electrical-Mechanical Fuzing System |
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3.4.6.3 Chemical/Chemical-Mechanical Fuzing System |
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3.5 Investigative Process |
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References and Additional Reading |
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| Chapter 4 Investigation of the Explosion Scene and Collection of Evidence |
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4.2 Investigative Outline |
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4.2.2 Evaluation of the Explosion Scene |
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4.2.2.1 Evaluation and Establishment of Scene Perimeters, Inner and Outer, and Scene Security |
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4.2.2.2 Establishment of a Command Post Location for the Crime Scene Investigation Team |
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4.2.2.3 Establishment of Documentation Procedures to Account for Personnel Entering and Exiting the Scene |
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4.2.2.4 Establishment of Entry and Exit Paths for Crime Scene Investigation Team Members |
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4.2.2.5 Establishment of Staging Areas for Team Members |
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4.2.2.6 Safety (to the Extent Possible) for Entry by the Investigation Team |
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4.2.2.7 Level of Investigative Assistance and Resources Required |
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4.2.2.8 Whether a Search Warrant or Permission to Search Is Required |
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4.2.2.9 What Documentation Procedures Will Be Utilized for Evidence Collection, Control, and Chain of Custody |
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4.2.2.10 What Procedures Will Be Utilized to Prevent Scene Contamination |
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4.2.2.11 Scene Walk-Through |
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4.2.2.12 Attempt to Locate the Epicenter of the Explosion |
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4.2.2.13 Personnel, Supplies, and Equipment Resources |
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4.2.3 Entering the Scene (Scene Investigation) |
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4.2.3.1 Entering the Scene |
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4.2.4 Documentation of the Explosion Scene |
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4.2.5 Where to Find Evidence at the Bomb Scene |
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4.2.6 How to Find Evidence at the Bomb Scene |
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4.2.7 How to Collect Evidence at the Bomb Scene |
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4.2.7.1 Special Situations for Evidence Collection |
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4.2.9 Release of the Scene |
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4.2.9.1 Submission of Evidence to the Laboratory |
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4.2.10 Field (or Outside) Investigation |
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4.2.10.1 Where to Start the Field Investigation |
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4.2.10.2 Determining the Explosives Weight of the Improvised Explosive Device |
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4.2.10.3 Postinvestigation: The Investigative Report |
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| Chapter 5 Bomb Scene Investigator and Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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5.2 Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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5.3 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Materials |
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5.3.2 Biological Materials |
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5.3.2.1 Classifications of Biological Microorganisms |
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5.3.4 Types of Blister Agents |
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5.3.7 Incapacitating Agents |
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5.4 Weapons of Mass Destruction Hazards |
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5.5 Determining the Presence of Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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5.5.1 Indicators of WMD Presence |
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5.6 Weapons of Mass Destruction Protection Methods |
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5.7 Key Issues for Investigating a Weapon of Mass Destruction Scene |
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5.7.1 Preincident Planning |
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5.7.2 Determining Whether WMD Were Used |
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5.7.3 Assessing Scene Control and Security |
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5.7.4 Ensuring That Appropriate Protection Methods Are Employed |
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5.7.5 Addressing Immediate Life Safety Hazards |
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5.7.6 Contacting Appropriate Outside Agencies for Assistance |
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5.7.7 Identifying and Preserving Evidence |
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| Chapter 6 Introduction to the Identification of Military Ordnance |
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6.3 Physical Characteristics of Military Ordnance |
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6.4 Identification Features of Military Ordnance |
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| Chapter 7 Capabilities of the Forensic Laboratory: Reading the Bomber's Signature |
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7.2 Laboratory Capabilities in the Examination of Improvised Explosive Devices |
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7.2.1 Device Reconstruction |
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7.2.2 Explosive Residue Analysis |
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7.2.3 Latent Fingerprint Examinations |
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7.2.5 Document Examinations |
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7.2.6 Toolmark Examinations |
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7.2.7 Metallurgical Examinations |
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7.3 Reading the Bomber's Signature |
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| Chapter 8 Tactical Postblast Investigation |
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8.2 Tactical Scene Investigative Outline |
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8.3 Organization of the Investigative Team: Personnel and Equipment |
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8.4 Route Security and Access to the Scene |
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8.6 Scene Investigation: Documentation, Collection of Evidence, and Witness Interviews |
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8.8 Return to the Secure Zone |
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| Appendix A: Chart of Explosive Products |
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| Appendix B: U.S. and Foreign Names of Explosives, Part I and Part II |
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| Appendix C: Access-Control Log |
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| Appendix D: Guidelines for the Prevention of Contamination of Explosives Evidence |
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| Appendix E: Personnel Resources for the Bomb Scene Investigation |
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| Appendix F: Supplies and Equipment for the Bomb Scene Investigation |
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| Appendix G: Administrative Worksheet |
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| Appendix H: Narrative Description |
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| Appendix I: Evidence-Recovery Log |
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| Appendix J: Latent Print Lift Log |
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| Appendix K: Photographic Log |
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| Appendix L: Diagram/Sketch |
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| Appendix M: Explosive Residue Swabbing Instructions (Courtesy of the Explosives Unit, FBI Laboratory) |
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| Appendix N: Standard Military Ordnance Color Coding System |
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| Appendix 0: Bomb Threat Stand-Off Distances |
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| Appendix P: Table of Bioterrorism Agent Properties |
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| Appendix Q: Table of Chemical Agent Properties |
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| Glossary |
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