Criminal Investigation
4th Edition
Published on 16. August 2007
Book
Hardback
560 pages
978-0-07-340124-9 (ISBN)
Description
Criminal Investigation is intended as a practical, down-to-earth examination of various contemporary aspects of criminal investigation, with special attention placed on helping students better understand the legal aspects of collecting and processing evidence to ensure that their work will stand up in court. This new edition includes problems associated with the investigation of child predators on the Internet, updates the chapter on terrorism, and provides explanations of the many changes in investigation that have resulted from the Patriot Acts.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-340124-9 (9780073401249)
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Content
Part 1: An Orientation to Investigation Chapter 1: Basic Grounding and Overview Chapter 2: The Preliminary Investigation Chapter 3: Preserving the Crime Scene Chapter 4: Physical Evidence Chapter 5: Criminal Patterns
Part 2: Gathering and Organizing Information Chapter 6: Interviews and Interrogations Chapter 7: Fingerprints Chapter 8: From Surveillance to Records and Files Chapter 9: Writing Reports
Part 3: Crimes Against People Chapter 10: RobberyChapter 11: AssaultChapter 12: Sexual Assault and RapeChapter 13: Kidnapping and ExtortionChapter 14: Homicide
Part 4: Crimes Against Property Chapter 15: Burglary Chapter 16: Larceny/Theft Chapter 17: Motor Vehicle Theft Chapter 18: Arson and Bombing Investigations
Part 5: Enterprise Crimes Chapter 19: Organized Crime Chapter 20: White-Collar Crimes Chapter 21: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Part 6: Terrorism Chapter 22: Terrorism and Cyber Predators
Part 2: Gathering and Organizing Information Chapter 6: Interviews and Interrogations Chapter 7: Fingerprints Chapter 8: From Surveillance to Records and Files Chapter 9: Writing Reports
Part 3: Crimes Against People Chapter 10: RobberyChapter 11: AssaultChapter 12: Sexual Assault and RapeChapter 13: Kidnapping and ExtortionChapter 14: Homicide
Part 4: Crimes Against Property Chapter 15: Burglary Chapter 16: Larceny/Theft Chapter 17: Motor Vehicle Theft Chapter 18: Arson and Bombing Investigations
Part 5: Enterprise Crimes Chapter 19: Organized Crime Chapter 20: White-Collar Crimes Chapter 21: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Part 6: Terrorism Chapter 22: Terrorism and Cyber Predators