Criminal Investigation
5th Edition
Published on 1. March 1992
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-07-062618-8 (ISBN)
Description
This text combines research and practical step-by-step procedures, providing a logical framework for students. The text focuses on investigation as a systematic method of inquiry that relies heavily on science as well as human initiative and resourcefulness. This edition includes information on recent crime patterns and detection techniques and contains a new chapter on the future of criminal justice. An instructor's manual is available.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-062618-8 (9780070626188)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The evolution of criminal investigation and criminalistics; crime and its investigation; crime scene and its associated procedures; physical evidence; interviews; field notes and reporting; follow up investigation; interrogation; the crime laboratory and the criminal investigation process; behavioural analysis in criminal investigation; injury and death investigation; sex-related offences; robbery; burglary investigation; larceny offences; vehicle theft and related offences; computer crime; agricultural, wildlife, and environmental crimes; arson investigation; recognition, control and investigation of drug abuse; the decision to initiate the criminal process; the rules of evidence; the investigator as witness; the future of criminal investigation.