Criminal investigation
Subtitle: Karen M. Hess ; Christine Hess Orthmann
Contributors: Orthmann, Christine M. H.
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Delmar, Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 725
ISBN-13: 9781435469938
Subjects: Criminal investigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Introduction; title: 1. Criminal investigation: an overview; title: Section 2: Basic investigative responsibilities; title: 2. Documenting the crime scene: note taking, photographing and sketching; title: 3. Writing effective reports; title: 4. Searches; title: 5. Forensics/physical evidence; title: 6. Obtaining information and intelligence; title: 7. Identifying and arresting suspects; title: Section 3: Investigating violent crimes; title: 8. Death investigations; title: 9. Assault, domestic violence, stalking and elder abuse; title: 10. Sex offenses; title: 11. Crimes against children; title: 12. Robbery; title: Section 4: Investigating crimes against property; title: 13. Burglary; title: 14. Larceny/theft, fraud and white-collar crime; title: 15. Motor vehicle theft; title: 16. Arson, bombs and explosives; title: Section 5: Other challenges to the criminal investigator; title: 17. Computer crime; title: 18. A dual threat: drug-related crime and organized crime; title: 19. Criminal activites of gangs and other dangerous groups; title: 20. Terrorism and homeland security; title: 21. Preparing for and presenting cases in court; title: Appendix A: Patrol crime scene management checklist; title: Appendix B: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department homicide case review solvability chart; title: Appendix C: Sudden in-custody death: an investigator's checklist; title: Appendix D: Death scene checklist; title: Appendix E: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department cold case solvability criteria; title: Appendix F: Sample form for reporting bias crime