Full Description
REVEL is the newest way of delivering our respected content from Pearson. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, REVEL is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience-for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.A practical guide for both students and practitioners in the field.Written by a nationally-recognized expert in criminal investigation and police procedure, Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science, 8/e, clearly and thoughtfully explains the fundamentals of criminal investigation and forensic science as practiced by police investigators across the nation. The text explores the past experience of investigators as well as new and emerging techniques in forensic science. Lyman focuses on the steps and considerations involved in actual criminal investigations and examines the many external variables than can influence an investigator's success in the field. In the Eighth Edition, updated Case Studies, Learning Objectives, and graphics further illustrate the dynamic field of criminal investigation.
Contents
Part 11. Foundations And History Of Criminal Investigation2. The Crime Scene: Identification and Collection of Evidence3. The Crime Science: Field Notes, Documenting, and ReportingPart 2: Follow-Up Investigative Processes4. Identification of Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Services5. Legal Issues in Criminal InvestigationPart 3: Information Gathering6. Interviews and Interrogations7. Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations8. Management of Informants and Undercover OperationsPart 4: Crimes Against Persons9. Death Investigations10. Robbery11. Assault and Related Offenses12. Missing and Abducted Persons13. Crimes against Children: Child Abuse, Child Fatalities, and ExploitationPart 5: Crimes Against Property14. Theft-Related Offenses15. Arson, Bombings, and TerrorismPart 6: Vice and Profit-Related Crime16. Special Investigations: Drug Trafficking and Gangs17. Special Investigations: White-Collar, Corporate, and Computer-Related CrimesPart 7: Prosecution18. Preparation for Court
