Criminal investigation

Hess, Kären M., 1939- (Author). Orthmann, Christine M. H. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1435469933
ISBN: 9781435469938
Physical Description: xxv, 725 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
print
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: Clifton Park, NY : Delmar, Cengage Learning, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section 1: Introduction -- 1. Criminal investigation: an overview -- Section 2: Basic investigative responsibilities -- 2. Documenting the crime scene: note taking, photographing and sketching -- 3. Writing effective reports -- 4. Searches -- 5. Forensics/physical evidence -- 6. Obtaining information and intelligence -- 7. Identifying and arresting suspects -- Section 3: Investigating violent crimes -- 8. Death investigations -- 9. Assault, domestic violence, stalking and elder abuse -- 10. Sex offenses -- 11. Crimes against children -- 12. Robbery -- Section 4: Investigating crimes against property -- 13. Burglary -- 14. Larceny/theft, fraud and white-collar crime -- 15. Motor vehicle theft -- 16. Arson, bombs and explosives -- Section 5: Other challenges to the criminal investigator -- 17. Computer crime -- 18. A dual threat: drug-related crime and organized crime -- 19. Criminal activites of gangs and other dangerous groups -- 20. Terrorism and homeland security -- 21. Preparing for and presenting cases in court -- Appendix A: Patrol crime scene management checklist -- Appendix B: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department homicide case review solvability chart -- Appendix C: Sudden in-custody death: an investigator's checklist -- Appendix D: Death scene checklist -- Appendix E: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department cold case solvability criteria -- Appendix F: Sample form for reporting bias crime.