Criminal Investigation
The Art and the Science
5th Edition
Published on 19. July 2007
Book
Hardback
648 pages
978-0-13-613306-3 (ISBN)
Description
IN FULL 4-COLOR....this book presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations. It explores the many external variables that can influence the investigator's success and the specific methods of crime detection and prosecution of law available today. The text is intended to meet the needs of both students and professors by presenting information in a logical flowlike fashion, with a focus on the steps and considerations observed in an actual criminal investigation.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 258 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-613306-3 (9780136133063)
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Person
Michael Lyman is a member of the faculty of the Criminal Justice and Human Services Department at Columbia College of Missouri. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he serves the Department as the Director or Graduate Studies for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Director of the Forensic Science Program. Prior to entering the field of college teaching, he was employed as a Special Agent for the Intelligence and Organized Crime Division (IOCD) of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and later as a Senior Intelligence Agent for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Dr. Lyman has authored five textbooks in criminal justice dealing with the areas of criminal investigation, policing, organized crime, and drug abuse. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia
The author welcomes communication and correspondence about his work and can be contacted at Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216.
The author welcomes communication and correspondence about his work and can be contacted at Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216.
Content
PART 1
FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 1 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: AN OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 2 - PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE
PART 2
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS
CHAPTER 3 - THE CRIME SCENE: FIELD NOTES, DOCUMENTING, & REPORTING
CHAPTER 4 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
CHAPTER 5 - IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL SUSPECTS: FIELD AND LABORATORY PROCESSES
CHAPTER 6 - THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION
CHAPTER 7 - UNDERCOVER AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 8 - MAKING AN ARREST
CHAPTER 9 - INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS
CHAPTER 10 - DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMANTS
PART 3
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 11 - WRONGFUL DEATH
CHAPTER 12 - ROBBERY
CHAPTER 13 - ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 14 - SEXUAL ASSAULT
CHAPTER 15 - MISSING AND ABDUCTED PERSONS
CHAPTER 16 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PART 4
PROPERTY CLAIMS
CHAPTER 17 - BURGLARY
CHAPTER 18 - LARCENY-THEFT
CHAPTER 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
CHAPTER 20 - ARSON AND BOMBINGS
PART 5
VICE CRIMES AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 21 - DRUG OFFENSES
CHAPTER 22 - WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
PART 6
PROSECUTION
CHAPTER 23 - PREPARATION FOR COURT
APPENDIX A: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
APPENDIX B: CASES
GLOSSARY
INDEX
FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 1 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: AN OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 2 - PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE
PART 2
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS
CHAPTER 3 - THE CRIME SCENE: FIELD NOTES, DOCUMENTING, & REPORTING
CHAPTER 4 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
CHAPTER 5 - IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL SUSPECTS: FIELD AND LABORATORY PROCESSES
CHAPTER 6 - THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION
CHAPTER 7 - UNDERCOVER AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 8 - MAKING AN ARREST
CHAPTER 9 - INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS
CHAPTER 10 - DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMANTS
PART 3
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 11 - WRONGFUL DEATH
CHAPTER 12 - ROBBERY
CHAPTER 13 - ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 14 - SEXUAL ASSAULT
CHAPTER 15 - MISSING AND ABDUCTED PERSONS
CHAPTER 16 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PART 4
PROPERTY CLAIMS
CHAPTER 17 - BURGLARY
CHAPTER 18 - LARCENY-THEFT
CHAPTER 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
CHAPTER 20 - ARSON AND BOMBINGS
PART 5
VICE CRIMES AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 21 - DRUG OFFENSES
CHAPTER 22 - WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
PART 6
PROSECUTION
CHAPTER 23 - PREPARATION FOR COURT
APPENDIX A: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
APPENDIX B: CASES
GLOSSARY
INDEX