| Description |
xii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. The criminal investigation function of police -- 2. Ethical awareness -- Pt. 2. Elements of investigation -- 3. The crime-scene search -- 4. Recording the crime scene -- 5. Collection and preservation of physical evidence -- 6. Laboratory and technical services -- 7. Basic investigative leads -- 8. Locating witnesses -- 9. Interviewing witness and interrogating suspects -- 10. Snitches and other informants -- 11. Discovering the hidden and unknown -- 12. Arresting the accused person -- 13. Case preparation -- Pt. 3. Investigating major crimes - 14. Homicides and assaults -- 15. Forcible rape -- 16. Abused, sexually exploited and missing children -- 17. Robbery -- 18. Arson and bombings -- 19. Terrorist activity -- Dangerous drugs and narcotics cases -- 21. Theft -- 22. Burglary -- 23. Fraud : Brunco to white-collar crime -- 24. Violent crime and kids with guns -- 25. Organized crime -- 26. Threat assessment -- 27. The investigator's role in community-oriented, problem-solving policing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal investigation -- United States.
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| Author |
Lushbaugh, Charles.
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Wells, Kenneth M.
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| LC no. |
99030356 |
| ISBN |
0130840408 case |
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