Criminal Investigation

by Weston, Paul B.; Wells, Kenneth M.

• ISBN13: 9780135690130
• ISBN10: 0135690137
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface
The Criminal Investigation Function of Police	p. 1
Ethical Awareness	p. 8
The Crime-Scene Search	p. 17
Recording the Crime Scene	p. 37
Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence	p. 60
Laboratory and Technical Services	p. 72
Basic Investigative Leads	p. 93
Locating Witnesses	p. 116
Interviewing Witnesses and Interrogating Suspects	p. 131
Snitches and Other Informants	p. 149
Discovering the Hidden and Unknown	p. 161
Arresting the Accused Person	p. 179
Case Preparation	p. 190
The Investigator as a Witness	p. 204
Homicides and Assaults	p. 211
Forcible Rape	p. 233
Abused, Sexually Exploited, and Missing Children	p. 243
Robbery	p. 253
Arson and Bombings	p. 264
Terrorist Activity	p. 280
Dangerous Drugs and Narcotics Cases	p. 296
Theft	p. 312
Burglary	p. 323
Fraud: Bunco to White-Collar Crime	p. 335
Carjacking	p. 349
Violent Crime, and Kids with Guns	p. 355
Case Briefs	p. 361
Drugs	p. 368
U.S. Department of Justice Bibliographic Citations	p. 371
Street Terrorism and Prevention Act	p. 383
Glossary	p. 393
Selected Bibliography	p. 396
Index	p. 399
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