The Complete Idiot's Guide to Criminal InvestigationA guide to criminal investigation and forensics, including both the theoretical and practical aspects of the ways society copes with and law enforcement investigates crime. -- Covers current theories of criminology, crime scene analysis, DNA evidence, crimes of the future, and more! -- Inside information on the crimes that continue to fascinate. -- Perfect for the armchair detective, court TV, and C.S.I. fans. Since the O. J. Simpson murder case in the mid-1990s and the many instances of DNA evidence ultimately releasing people convicted unjustly of crimes, there has been a fascination with "true crime" and many other aspects of criminal investigation. The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to Criminal Investigation is the perfect entry point for anyone who has ever been fascinated by crime, criminals, and the ways they are investigated and studied. The book has the benefit of both a terrific writer and an expert who can offer wonderful insights into criminal investigation from his many years as a professional. And because the book covers methods of investigation other than the forensic sciences, it gives a better-rounded picture of the subject than competing titles. |
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Results 1-5 of 88
... criminal profiling . Part 4 : On the Scene ( and in the Lab ) 9 The Arrival 115 117 The crime scene who does what and why . 10 Bringing Method to the Madness 129 How investigators " read " the scene of the crime . 11 Gathering the ...
... scene of the crime . 15 Body of Evidence 197 The work of the medical examiner . 16 DNA Evidence : The " Smoking Gun " ? DNA and DNA " fingerprinting . " 209 Part 6 : The Long Arm 17 Policing : The Way It Was 219 221 Origin and history ...
... Crime , Everything's Relative The Difference Between Right and Wrong Is That Legal ? Where's the Harm ? Right Is Right ... Crime Scene Just the Facts , Ma'am Goals of Criminal Investigations 3 ....... 4 4 5 6 ...... 6 7 .8 ... 8 .9 ..10 ...
... Criminal Profiling .103 Looking for the Ripper ..... 104 A Profile of Der FĆ¼hrer .... 104 Mad Bomber of New York ..... 105 Boston Strangler .... 107 FBI Crime Scene Analysis ...... 108 Investigative Psychology : The Canter Approach ...
... Scene .130 Investigative Photography ... 130 Crime - Scene Sketches ..131 Computer - Aided Imaging .... 131 Taking Note .132 Those Pads - and What Investigators Write on Them ...... 132 Reducing It to Words ... 133 Asking Questions ...
Contents
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III | 3 |
IV | 4 |
VI | 5 |
VII | 6 |
IX | 7 |
X | 8 |
XII | 9 |
CCL | 161 |
CCLI | 162 |
CCLIII | 163 |
CCLV | 164 |
CCLVII | 165 |
CCLX | 166 |
CCLXI | 167 |
CCLXII | 169 |
XIII | 10 |
XVI | 11 |
XX | 12 |
XXIV | 13 |
XXVII | 14 |
XXVIII | 15 |
XXIX | 17 |
XXX | 18 |
XXXII | 20 |
XXXIV | 21 |
XXXV | 22 |
XXXVI | 23 |
XXXVII | 24 |
XXXIX | 25 |
XLI | 26 |
XLV | 27 |
XLIX | 28 |
LIII | 29 |
LV | 30 |
LVII | 33 |
LIX | 34 |
LX | 35 |
LXI | 36 |
LXIV | 38 |
LXV | 39 |
LXVII | 40 |
LXX | 41 |
LXXI | 42 |
LXXII | 43 |
LXXVI | 44 |
LXXVIII | 47 |
LXXIX | 48 |
LXXXI | 49 |
LXXXII | 50 |
LXXXV | 51 |
LXXXVII | 52 |
XCI | 53 |
XCII | 54 |
XCIV | 56 |
XCVI | 57 |
XCVIII | 59 |
XCIX | 61 |
C | 62 |
CII | 63 |
CIII | 64 |
CIV | 65 |
CVI | 66 |
CIX | 67 |
CXI | 68 |
CXIV | 69 |
CXVII | 70 |
CXIX | 71 |
CXXI | 72 |
CXXII | 75 |
CXXIII | 76 |
CXXVI | 77 |
CXXVII | 78 |
CXXIX | 79 |
CXXXI | 80 |
CXXXIV | 81 |
CXXXVI | 82 |
CXXXVII | 83 |
CXXXVIII | 84 |
CXXXIX | 87 |
CXL | 89 |
CXLII | 90 |
CXLV | 91 |
CXLVI | 92 |
CXLVII | 93 |
CXLVIII | 94 |
CLI | 95 |
CLV | 96 |
CLVII | 97 |
CLVIII | 98 |
CLXI | 101 |
CLXII | 102 |
CLXV | 103 |
CLXVI | 104 |
CLXVIII | 105 |
CLXIX | 107 |
CLXX | 108 |
CLXXI | 110 |
CLXXIII | 111 |
CLXXVIII | 112 |
CLXXXII | 113 |
CLXXXIII | 115 |
CLXXXIV | 117 |
CLXXXVI | 118 |
CLXXXVIII | 120 |
CLXXXIX | 122 |
CXC | 123 |
CXCI | 124 |
CXCIV | 125 |
CXCVII | 126 |
CXCIX | 129 |
CC | 130 |
CCII | 131 |
CCIV | 132 |
CCVI | 133 |
CCVIII | 134 |
CCIX | 135 |
CCXI | 136 |
CCXIII | 137 |
CCXV | 138 |
CCXIX | 139 |
CCXXI | 141 |
CCXXIII | 142 |
CCXXV | 144 |
CCXXVI | 145 |
CCXXVIII | 146 |
CCXXXI | 147 |
CCXXXIII | 148 |
CCXXXVII | 149 |
CCXXXIX | 150 |
CCXLI | 152 |
CCXLII | 153 |
CCXLIII | 155 |
CCXLIV | 156 |
CCXLV | 157 |
CCXLVI | 159 |
CCXLVIII | 160 |
CCLXIII | 170 |
CCLXV | 171 |
CCLXVIII | 172 |
CCLXIX | 173 |
CCLXX | 175 |
CCLXXI | 176 |
CCLXXII | 178 |
CCLXXIII | 180 |
CCLXXV | 181 |
CCLXXVI | 185 |
CCLXXVII | 187 |
CCLXXVIII | 188 |
CCLXXXI | 189 |
CCLXXXIV | 190 |
CCLXXXV | 192 |
CCLXXXVII | 193 |
CCLXXXVIII | 194 |
CCXC | 195 |
CCXCI | 197 |
CCXCII | 198 |
CCXCV | 199 |
CCXCVI | 200 |
CCXCIX | 201 |
CCCI | 202 |
CCCII | 203 |
CCCIV | 204 |
CCCV | 205 |
CCCVII | 206 |
CCCX | 207 |
CCCXI | 209 |
CCCXIII | 210 |
CCCXIV | 211 |
CCCXVI | 212 |
CCCXIX | 213 |
CCCXX | 214 |
CCCXXII | 216 |
CCCXXIII | 217 |
CCCXXIV | 219 |
CCCXXV | 221 |
CCCXXVII | 223 |
CCCXXIX | 224 |
CCCXXX | 225 |
CCCXXXI | 226 |
CCCXXXIV | 227 |
CCCXXXVI | 229 |
CCCXXXVIII | 230 |
CCCXL | 231 |
CCCXLI | 233 |
CCCXLII | 234 |
CCCXLV | 235 |
CCCXLVII | 236 |
CCCXLIX | 237 |
CCCLI | 238 |
CCCLIV | 239 |
CCCLVII | 240 |
CCCLIX | 241 |
CCCLXI | 242 |
CCCLXII | 243 |
CCCLXIV | 245 |
CCCLXV | 246 |
CCCLXVI | 249 |
CCCLXVII | 250 |
CCCLXVIII | 251 |
CCCLXIX | 252 |
CCCLXX | 253 |
CCCLXXI | 255 |
CCCLXXII | 259 |
CCCLXXIII | 260 |
CCCLXXV | 261 |
CCCLXXVI | 262 |
CCCLXXIX | 263 |
CCCLXXX | 264 |
CCCLXXXI | 265 |
CCCLXXXV | 266 |
CCCLXXXVI | 269 |
CCCLXXXVII | 270 |
CCCLXXXIX | 271 |
CCCXC | 272 |
CCCXCI | 273 |
CCCXCIV | 274 |
CCCXCVI | 276 |
CCCXCVII | 277 |
CCCXCVIII | 278 |
CDII | 279 |
CDIII | 283 |
CDIV | 284 |
CDVI | 285 |
CDVIII | 286 |
CDX | 287 |
CDXII | 290 |
CDXIV | 291 |
CDXVII | 292 |
CDXVIII | 295 |
CDXIX | 297 |
CDXX | 298 |
CDXXII | 299 |
CDXXIV | 300 |
CDXXVII | 301 |
CDXXIX | 302 |
CDXXXI | 303 |
CDXXXIV | 304 |
CDXXXV | 305 |
CDXXXVII | 306 |
CDXXXIX | 307 |
CDXL | 309 |
CDXLI | 310 |
CDXLIII | 311 |
CDXLIV | 312 |
CDXLV | 313 |
CDXLVI | 314 |
CDXLVIII | 315 |
CDL | 316 |
CDLI | 317 |
CDLII | 318 |
CDLV | 320 |
CDLVI | 323 |
CDLVII | 331 |
CDLVIII | 337 |
CDLX | 341 |
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