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Criminal Investigation
Fifth Edition
- Steven G. Brandl - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
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Criminal Investigation
December 2020 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Criminal Investigation, Fifth Edition offers a comprehensive and engaging examination of the criminal investigation process and the vital role criminal evidence plays. Written in a straightforward manner, the text focuses on the five critical areas essential to understanding criminal investigations: background and contextual issues, criminal evidence, legal procedures, evidence collection procedures, and forensic science. In the new edition of this bestseller, author Steve Brandl goes beyond a simple how-to on investigative procedures and draws from fascinating modern research, actual investigative cases, and real crime scene photos to give students practical insights into the field of criminal investigation today.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIME
Chapter 2. THE HISTORY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Chapter 3. THE ROLE AND DOCUMENTATION OF EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Chapter 4. THE LAW AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Chapter 5. THE CRIME SCENE, FORENSIC EVIDENCE, AND DNA
Chapter 6. INTERVIEWS AND EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS
Chapter 7. INTERROGATIONS AND CONFESSIONS
Chapter 8. BEHAVIORAL EVIDENCE AND CRIME ANALYSIS
Chapter 9. DIGITAL EVIDENCE
Chapter 10. INFORMATION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, THE PUBLIC, VIDEO, INFORMATION NETWORKS, AND OTHER SOURCES
Chapter 11. DEATH INVESTIGATION
Chapter 12. THE INVESTIGATION OF SEX CRIMES, ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CHILD ABUSE
Chapter 13. THE INVESTIGATION OF ROBBERY
Chapter 14. THE INVESTIGATION OF BURGLARY, VEHICLE THEFT, ARSON, AND OTHER PROPERTY CRIMES
Chapter 15. THE INVESTIGATION OF FRAUD AND CYBERCRIME
Chapter 16. THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE
Chapter 17. TERRORISM, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FUTURE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
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change of text from prior professor
Criminal Justice Dept, PennWest Univ California
January 3, 2024
Were using prior edition so kept the new one
Criminal Justice, Waldorf University
February 15, 2023
LOVE LOVE LOVE the online syncing of grades to Canvas and the video and knowledge checks!
Criminal Justice Dept, Valencia Cmty College-East
September 7, 2021
Outstanding textbook, updated, with excellent cases presentations, good definitions, easy to follow explanations, great statistical analysis, and "superb" thought provoking questions presented, glossary very good.
A resource students should retain as future criminal investigators. Wealth of knowledge contained in the textbook to prepare the student for future courtroom testimony as a lead case investigator.
Industry/Technology Division, El Camino College
October 4, 2021
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. The Investigation of Crime
Chapter 2. The History of Criminal Investigation
