Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past

The seventh edition of Criminal Investigation presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and provides a sound method for reconstructing a past event (i.e., a crime) based on three major sources of information - people, records, and physical evidence. In addition to covering fundamental practices such as surveillance, interrogation, and eyewitness identification, this volume is updated with the latest techniques available. Students and beginning professionals in criminal justice will find new ways of obtaining information from people, including mining social media outlets; navigating the labyrinth of records and files available online; and fresh ways of gathering, identifying, and analyzing physical evidence. Special topics in terrorism, organized crime, and white-collar crime round out this complete guide to the discipline of criminal investigation practice. Expanded material on fraud, international crime, and the influence of technology on criminal investigation New full-color presentation, including dozens of photographs, graphics, tables, charts, and diagrams Key terms and discussion questions stress important concepts in each chapter INDICE: Dedication Acknowledgments Preface SECTION 1 - THE FOUNDATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PART A - SOURCES AND USES OF INFORMATION 1. The Investigator: Responsibilities and Attributes; Origins and Trends 2. Physical Evidence: Development, Interpretation, Investigative Value 3. The Crime Scene: Discovery, Preservation and, Collection, and Transmission of Evidence 4. People as Sources of Investigation PART B - SEEKING AND OBTAINING INFORMATION: PEOPLE AND RECORDS 5. Records and Files: Investigative Uses and Sources 6. Interviews: Obtaining Information From Witnesses 7. Informants: Cultivation and Motivation PART C - FOLLOW-UP MEASURES: REAPING INFORMATION 8. Surveillance: A Fact-finding Tool - Legality and Practice 9. Eyewitness Identification: Guidelines and Procedures 10. Interrogation of Suspects and Hostile Witnesses: Guidelines and Procedures PART D - THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY 11. The Influence of Technology on Crime Investigation 12. Crime Analysis and Coming Attractions in the Investigator's Toolbox SECTION II - APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 13. Managing Criminal Investigations 14. Reconstructing the Past: Methods, Evidence, Examples 15. Crime and Constitutional Law: The Foundations of Criminal Investigations 16. Evidence and Effective Testimony 17. Homicide 18. Robbery 19. Sex Crimes 20. Burglary 21. Arson and Explosives SECTION III - SPECIAL TOPICS 22. The Global Picture: Increasing Threats and Emerging Crime 23. Terrorism and Urban Disorder 24. Enterprise Crime: Organized, Economic, and White-Collar Crime

• ISBN: 978-1-4557-3138-1
• Editorial: Anderson
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 720
• Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés