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The accessible manner in which the information is conveyed makes this an ideal text for a wide-ranging audience.
This text 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.
Deladurantey J . Sullivan D : Criminal Investigation Standards . New York , NY : Harper and Row . 1980 . Eck JE : Solving Crimes : The Investigation of Burglary and Robbery . Washington , DC : Police Executive Research Forum . 1983 .
Easy to read and well-organized, Criminal Investigation, 11th edition provides a practical, field-based approach to the modern investigative principles and practices you need to succeed in criminal justice.
In September, New Scotland Yard detectives received a tip regarding an odd man named Colin Stagg. For the next year, he became their investigative focus, and in August 1993, after a covert operation involving a ...
A candid, real-world look at investigations, from crime scene to courtroom, shared by an ACTUAL investigator.
Deladurantey J, Sullivan D. Criminal Investigation Standards. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1980. Eck JE. Solving Crimes: The Investigation ofBurglary and Robbery. Washington, DC: Police Executive Research Forum, 1983.
Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation
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The accessible manner in which the information is conveyed makes this an ideal text for a wide-ranging audience.