Criminal Investigations
This new text takes students beyond the glamorized portrayal of the criminal investigator in popular media to the daily realities of the job. Unlike other texts, Criminal Investigation develops the relationship between the courtroom drama of evidence admissibility and the investigative work that lays the foundation for that admissibility. The author draws on both his practical and academic experience to cover both the content and the context of criminal investigation.\ Features:\ \ Key terms,...
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This new text takes students beyond the glamorized portrayal of the criminal investigator in popular media to the daily realities of the job. Unlike other texts, Criminal Investigation develops the relationship between the courtroom drama of evidence admissibility and the investigative work that lays the foundation for that admissibility. The author draws on both his practical and academic experience to cover both the content and the context of criminal investigation. Features:Key terms, review questions, references, photos, tables, charts, and diagramsHighlights the forensic and legal considerations that apply to specific investigative techniquesSpecial appendices on underwater investigation and sample trial questionsStudents will learn what the role of an investigator is in a criminal investigation, the education and training of an investigator, what an investigator does through various stages of an investigation, how the investigator interacts with patrol officers, evidence technicians, forensic specialists, medical examiners, pathologists, prosecutors, and others involved in an investigation. Booknews Following the caveat that "embarrassment awaits the investigator who has refused to learn the metric system," Becker (Southwest Texas State U.) provides lab exercises on 24 topics ranging from jury selection to underwater recovery operations. Lacks an introduction, references, and index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Section 1Metric Measurements1Section 2Volume5Section 3Miranda Warnings8Section 4Reasoning10Section 5Jury Selection14Section 6Chain of Custody16Section 7Search, Sketch, and Photograph18Section 8Search and Seizure24Section 9Firearms26Section 10Projectile Identification31Section 11Fingerprints34Section 12Witness Identification44Section 13Interviews and Interrogations46Section 14Bloodstain Interpretation49Section 15Homicide51Section 16Field-Testing for Human Blood58Section 17Underwater Recovery Operations63Section 18Robbery68Section 19Sexual Assault71Section 20Burglary74Section 21Drug Offenses77Section 22Arson79Section 23Terrorism81Section 24Organized Crime84Section 25White-Collar Crime87
\ BooknewsFollowing the caveat that "embarrassment awaits the investigator who has refused to learn the metric system," Becker (Southwest Texas State U.) provides lab exercises on 24 topics ranging from jury selection to underwater recovery operations. Lacks an introduction, references, and index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
