K9 investigation errors
Subtitle: a manual for avoiding mistakes
By: Dr. Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak
Contributors: Haak, Ruud, 1947- author; Gerritsen, Resi
Series: K9 professional training series; K9 professional training series
Publisher: Dog Training Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781550596724
Subjects: Sense organs; Training; Fraud; Tracking dogs; Handbooks, manuals; Police dogs; Dogs; Criminal investigation
Other titles: Canine investigation errors
Description: "Internationally recognized dog handlers Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak discuss a range of K9 investigation errors from past and present, including examples of poor technique and outright fraud from K9 investigators in Europe and North America. The authors also provide instruction for how to train dogs for scent-identification lineups using the Dutch protocol, which minimizes the chances of error or fraud. Make sure your work holds up in court--train and deploy your dogs with the highest possible professional standards."--
Notes: "Based on K9 fraud! ... Updated content and a new chapter."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Scent-identification lineups; title: The Dutch training method for scent identification; title: Dogs' responsiveness to human gestures; title: Tracking dogs in crime investigation; title: Scent research and tracking experiments; title: Errors in mantrailing; title: Human odor and dogs' scent perception; title: Scent problems and training problems; title: Preventing investigation errors.