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Criminal investigation

Christine M. H. Orthmann (Author), Kären M. Hess (Author), Henry Lim Cho (Author)
eBook, English, 2017
Eleventh edition View all formats and editions
Cengage Learning, Boston, MA, 2017
1 online resource
9781305855434, 1305855434
1200494229
Section I: INTRODUCTION.1. Criminal Investigation: An Overview.Section II: BASIC INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.2. Documenting the Crime Scene: Note Taking, Photographing, and Sketching.3. Writing Effective Reports.4. Searches.5. Forensics/Physical Evidence.6. Obtaining Information and Intelligence.7. Identifying and Arresting Suspects.Section III: INVESTIGATING VIOLENT CRIMES.8. Death Investigations.9. Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Elder Abuse.10. Sex Offenses.11. Crimes Against Children.12. Robbery.Section IV: INVESTIGATING CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.13. Burglary.14. Larceny/Theft, Fraud, and White-Collar Crime.15. Motor Vehicle Theft.16. Arson, Bombs, and Explosives.Section V: OTHER CHALLENGES TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR.17. Computer Crime.18. A Dual Threat: Drug-Related Crime and Organized Crime.19. Criminal Activities of Gangs and Other Dangerous Groups.20. Terrorism and Homeland Security.21. Preparing for and Presenting Cases in Court.Appendix A: Patrol Crime Scene Management Checklist.Appendix B: Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Case Review Solvability Chart.Appendix C: Sudden In-Custody Death: An Investigator's Checklist.Appendix D: Death Scene Checklist.Appendix E: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Cold Case Solvability Criteria.Appendix F: Sample Form for Reporting Bias Crime.Glossary.Author Index.Subject Index.