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Criminal Investigation
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Criminal Investigation

Sixth Edition
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Criminal Investigation
December 2024 | 536 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Criminal Investigation, Sixth Edition offers a comprehensive and engaging examination of criminal investigation and the vital role criminal evidence plays in the process. 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 this brand new edition, author Steven G. Brandl goes beyond a simple how-to on investigative procedures, and draws from fascinating modern research, comprehensive cases, and criminal evidence to demonstrate their importance in the real world of criminal justice, providing students with practical insights into the field of criminal investigation.
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Chapter 1 The Investigation of Crime
Criminal Investigation, Criminal Evidence, and Forensic Science Defined

 
Types of Criminal Investigation

 
Perspectives on the Criminal Investigation Process

 
Mental Mistakes in Criminal Investigations

 
Criminal Investigation and the Criminal Justice System

 
 
Chapter 2 The History of Criminal Investigation
The Evolution of the Investigative Task: English Developments

 
American Developments: The First Police Departments and Detectives

 
American Developments: The Rise of the Professional Police Detective

 
American Developments: Community Support, Science, and Criminal Investigations

 
 
Chapter 3 The Role and Documentation of Evidence in Criminal Investigations
The Basics of Criminal Evidence

 
Types of Evidence

 
The Functions of Evidence

 
Documenting Evidence: The Value and Importance of Investigative Reports

 
 
Chapter 4 The Law and Criminal Investigations
Basic Legal Terminology

 
The Rules and Admissibility of Evidence

 
Constitutional Requirements for the Collection of Evidence: Search and Seizure

 
Constitutional Requirements for the Collection of Evidence: The Exclusionary Rule

 
Constitutional Requirements for the Collection of Evidence: Self-Incrimination

 
 
Chapter 5 The Crime Scene, Forensic Evidence, and DNA
The Role of Physical Evidence in Criminal Investigations

 
The Crime Scene and Its Managment

 
DNA

 
The Applications of DNA in Criminal Investigations

 
Biological Evidence and DNA

 
Other Types of Forensic Evidence

 
The Role of Crime Laboratories in Criminal Investigations

 
 
Chapter 6 Interviews and Eyewitness Identifications
Investigative Interviews

 
Eyewitnesses Identifications as Evidence

 
The Memory Process and the Identification Task

 
Guidelines for the Collection of Eyewitnesses Evidence

 
Investigative Tools in Interviewing

 
 
Chapter 7 Interrogations and Confessions
Investigative Interrogations

 
Prerequisites for Productive Interrogations

 
Approaches to Investigative Interrogations Explained

 
Police Deception in Reid Technique Interrogations

 
Why Do Suspects Confess, or Falsely Confess?

 
Investigative Tools in Recognizing Suspects' Deception

 
 
Chapter 8 Behavioral Evidence and Crime Analysis
Behavioral Evidence Analysis and Criminal Profiling Defined

 
Criminal Profiling: The Basics

 
Criminal Profiling: The Details

 
Geographic Profiling

 
Psycholinguistics

 
Crime Analysis

 
 
Chapter 9 Digital Evidence
Digital Evidence Defined

 
Evidence from Smartphones

 
Evidence from Other Electronic Devices

 
Issues in the Collection of Digital Evidence

 
 
Chapter 10 Information from Social Media, the Public, Video, Information Networks, and Other Sources
Information from the Public in Criminal Investigations

 
Video as Evidence in Criminal Investigations

 
Social Media as a Source of Evidence in Criminal Investigations

 
Confidential Informants as a Source of Evidence in Criminal Investigations

 
Gang Intelligence in Criminal Investigations

 
Electronic Networks as a Source of Evidence in Criminal Investigations

 
Physics

 
 
Chapter 11 Death Investigation
Issues in the Investigation of Death: Manner of Death

 
Patterns and Characteristics of Homicide

 
Investigative Considerations with Death and Homicide

 
Major Challenges in Homicide Investigations

 
 
Chapter 12 The Investigation of Sex Crimes, Assault, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse
Varieties and Characteristics of Rape and Other Sexual Assaults

 
Investigative Considerations with Rape and Other Sexual Assaults

 
Varieties and Characteristics of Other Assaults

 
Investigative Considerations with Other Assaults

 
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

 
 
Chapter 13 The Investigation of Robbery
Varieties and Characteristics of Robbery

 
Eyewitnesses Identifications, Alarms, and Video Evidence

 
Modus Operandi

 
Physical and Digital Evidence

 
Other Evidence in Robbery Investigations

 
 
Chapter 14 The Investigation of Burglary, Vehicle Theft, Arson, and Other Property Crimes
The Investigation of Burglary

 
Sources of Evidence in Burglary Investigations

 
The Investigation of Vehicle Theft

 
The Investigation of Arson

 
Responding to the Fire Scene: Initial Investigative Activities

 
The Investigative of Larceny

 
 
Chapter 15 The Investigation of Fraud and Cybercrime
Fraud and Its Investigation

 
Identity Theft

 
Check and Credit/Debit Card Fraud

 
Telephone Scams

 
Prescription Drug Fraud

 
Varieties of Cybercrimes and Their Investigation

 
Child Pornography

 
 
Chapter 16 The Presentation of Evidence
The Adversarial Process

 
Errors in Justice Outcomes

 
The Value and Importance of Investigative Testimony

 
The Cross-Examination

 
 
Chapter 17 Crime, Intelligence-Led Investigations, Technology, and the Future of Criminal Investigation
The Crime Situation

 
Technology

 
The New Technology of Criminal Investigation

 
 
Appendix: Capstone Case
 
Glossary
 
Notes
 
Index

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