Criminal investigation

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Title:

Author:

Berg, Bruce L. (Bruce Lawrence), 1954-

ISBN:

9780073401249

Personal Author:

Berg, Bruce L. (Bruce Lawrence), 1954-

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008.

Physical Description:

xviii, 526 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents:

Basic grounding and overview -- Preliminary investigation -- Preserving the crime scene -- Physical evidence -- Criminal patterns -- Interviews and interrogations -- Fingerprints -- From surveillance to records and files -- Writing reports -- Robbery -- Assault -- Sexual assault and rape -- Kidnapping and extortion -- Homicide -- Burglary -- Larceny/theft -- Motor vehicle theft -- Arson and bombing investigations -- Organized crime -- White-collar crime -- Narcotics and dangerous drugs -- Terrorism and cyber-predators.

Subject Term:

Criminal investigation.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010569.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007010569-d.html

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Summary

Criminal Investigation is intended as a practical, down-to-earth examination of various contemporary aspects of criminal investigation, with special attention placed on helping students better understand the legal aspects of collecting and processing evidence to ensure that their work will stand up in court. This new edition includes problems associated with the investigation of child predators on the Internet, updates the chapter on terrorism, and provides explanations of the many changes in investigation that have resulted from the Patriot Acts.