
Criminal Investigation
The Art and the Science
Michael D. Lyman(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
7th Edition
Published on 10. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-13-300851-7 (ISBN)
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A practical guide for both students and practitioners in the field.
Written by a nationally recognized expert in criminal investigation and police procedure, Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science, Seventh Edition, clearly and thoughtfully explains the fundamentals of criminal investigation and forensic science as practiced by police investigators across the nation. The text explores new and emerging techniques in forensic science and how they interface with evidence collection in the field and evidence analysis in the laboratory. Lyman focuses on the steps and considerations involved in actual criminal investigations and examines the many external variables than can influence an investigator's success in the field.
Written by a nationally recognized expert in criminal investigation and police procedure, Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science, Seventh Edition, clearly and thoughtfully explains the fundamentals of criminal investigation and forensic science as practiced by police investigators across the nation. The text explores new and emerging techniques in forensic science and how they interface with evidence collection in the field and evidence analysis in the laboratory. Lyman focuses on the steps and considerations involved in actual criminal investigations and examines the many external variables than can influence an investigator's success in the field.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 276 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-300851-7 (9780133008517)
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Michael D. Lyman is Professor of Criminal Justice at Columbia College of Missouri, located in Columbia, MO. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he serves as the program Coordinator for the Master of Science of Criminal Justice Program and the founder of the college's Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science Program. Before entering the field of college teaching, he was employed as a criminal investigator for state police organizations in Kansas and Oklahoma and has taught literally thousands of law enforcement officers in the proper police techniques and methods of professional criminal investigation. Dr. Lyman has authored numerous textbooks in criminal justice dealing with the areas of criminal investigation, policing, organized crime, drug enforcement, and drug trafficking. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been called upon on an estimated 300 occasions by law enforcement and the legal communities to review criminal investigations and render the results of his evaluations and his opinions in federal court proceedings nationwide. Textbooks such as this are an ongoing work in progress, and the author welcomes communication and correspondence about his work. Dr. Lyman can be contacted at Columbia
College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216 or at mlyman@cougarsccis.edu. Thank you for using this textbook.
College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216 or at mlyman@cougarsccis.edu. Thank you for using this textbook.
Content
Part 1 Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation
CHAPTER 1 Foundations And History Of Criminal Investigation
CHAPTER 2 The Crime Scene: Field Notes, Documenting, and Reporting
CHAPTER 3 Processing the Crime Scene
Part 2 Follow-Up Investigative Processes
CHAPTER 4 Identification of Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Services
CHAPTER 5 Legal Issues in Criminal Investigation
Part 3 Obtaining Information
CHAPTER 6 Interviews and Interrogations
CHAPTER 7 Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations
CHAPTER 8 Management of Informants and Undercover Operations
Part 4 Crimes Against Persons
CHAPTER 9 Death Investigations
CHAPTER 10 Robbery
CHAPTER 11 Assault and Related Offenses
CHAPTER 12 Missing and Abducted Persons
CHAPTER 13 Crimes against Children: Child Abuse, Child Fatalities, and Exploitation
Part 5 Crimes Against Property
CHAPTER 14 Theft-Related Offenses
CHAPTER 15 Arson, Bombings, and Terrorism
Part 6 Vice and Profit-Related Crime
CHAPTER 16 Special Investigations: Drug Trafficking and Gangs
CHAPTER 17 Special Investigations: White-Collar, Corporate, and Computer-Related Crimes
Part 7 Prosecution
CHAPTER 18 Preparation for Court
CHAPTER 1 Foundations And History Of Criminal Investigation
CHAPTER 2 The Crime Scene: Field Notes, Documenting, and Reporting
CHAPTER 3 Processing the Crime Scene
Part 2 Follow-Up Investigative Processes
CHAPTER 4 Identification of Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Services
CHAPTER 5 Legal Issues in Criminal Investigation
Part 3 Obtaining Information
CHAPTER 6 Interviews and Interrogations
CHAPTER 7 Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations
CHAPTER 8 Management of Informants and Undercover Operations
Part 4 Crimes Against Persons
CHAPTER 9 Death Investigations
CHAPTER 10 Robbery
CHAPTER 11 Assault and Related Offenses
CHAPTER 12 Missing and Abducted Persons
CHAPTER 13 Crimes against Children: Child Abuse, Child Fatalities, and Exploitation
Part 5 Crimes Against Property
CHAPTER 14 Theft-Related Offenses
CHAPTER 15 Arson, Bombings, and Terrorism
Part 6 Vice and Profit-Related Crime
CHAPTER 16 Special Investigations: Drug Trafficking and Gangs
CHAPTER 17 Special Investigations: White-Collar, Corporate, and Computer-Related Crimes
Part 7 Prosecution
CHAPTER 18 Preparation for Court