This introductory volume explains the investigator's job, incoporating investigation, forensic science, and courtroom law into a single offering. It's the only criminal investigation book that includes material on processing an underwater crime scene.
The 10th edition features contributions from law enforcement practitioner Sergeant Henry Lim Cho, as well as an updated art program.
The manner in which criminal investigators are trained is neither uniform nor consistent, ranging from sophisticated training protocols in some departments to on-the-job experience alongside senior investigators in others.
An important contribution to the law enforcement field at every level "Criminal Investigation" is recognized as the most accurate, comprehensive, and practical book in its field. This updated edition examines...
The seventh edition of Criminal Investigation presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and provides a sound method for reconstructing a past event (i.e., a crime) based on three major sources of information — people, records, ...
For courses in Criminal Investigation This text is part of the Justice Series Brief.
Each type of crime is illuminated with a detailed case study and a complete series of properly-sequenced crime scene photos. This text's “no punches pulled” coverage helps students understand exactly what to expect in the field.
The accessible manner in which the information is conveyed makes this an ideal text for a wide-ranging audience.
This title presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations.
Handbook of Criminal Investigation provides a rigorous and critical approach to not only the process of criminal investigation but also the context in which this takes place, the theory underlying it, and the variety of factors which ...
From preliminaries to case preparation for prosecutorial review, this text focuses on the fundamentals of inquiry and each element of investigation.