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1 online resource (xiii, 416 pages) : illustrations |
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CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations |
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CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations.
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| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Note; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Arson: The American Experience; Chapter 2: Arson Motives and Pathology; Chapter 3: Building Construction: Fire Problems and Precautions; Chapter 4: Chemistry and Behavior of Fire; Chapter 5: Determining Origin and Cause; Chapter 6: Eliminating Accidental Causes; Chapter 7: Investigating Fatal Fires; Chapter 8: Investigating Vehicular Fires; Chapter 9: Evidence; Chapter 10: Documenting the Fire/Crime Scene; Chapter 11: Surveillance; Chapter 12: Interviewing and Interrogation |
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Chapter 13: Court Qualification and TestimonyChapter 14: Legal Aspects; Series Page; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Did you know. ... that arson has been described as the fastest-growing crime in America?. . . that arson is the most expensive crime committed?. . . that over 8 billion dollars was estimated lost due to fires in 1994?. . . that an estimated 86,000 structure fires of incendiary or suspicious origin were reported in 1994?David Redsicker provides these statistics and much more, including practical methods, information, and advice for investigating these types of crimes, in Practical Fire and Arson Investigation, Second Edition. Extensively rewritten second edition of t |
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Arson investigation |
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Arson |
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Fire investigation |
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Fires |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Arson investigation -- United States
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Arson -- United States
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Fire investigation -- United States
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Fires -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Arson
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Arson investigation
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Fire investigation
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Fires
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Pericia (processo penal)
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Connor, John J
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| LC no. |
97016777 |
| ISBN |
9781439831991 |
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1439831998 |
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