CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, 8th Edition. WITH FREE "MAKING THE
GRADE" STUDENT CD-ROM
Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial
Circuit,
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida--Tampa
ISBN: (0072485922) Part
of 0072564938
2003 Hardcover with Free CDROM {"MAKING THE GRADE"
STUDENT CD-ROM)
Publication Date: July 2002 £28.99 UK Price
The
cover of this book shows an American flag flying from a shattered window at
"Ground Zero"
September
11, 2001 the day lives changed. Among the most affected by this change were the
men and women of all police forces throughout the world, whose duties, vigilance,
and commitment have increased since the terrorist attacks on the United States;
not an occasional or seasonal venture; it is ongoing. The authors have dedicated this text to all of the officers who
devote their lives 24 hours a day, throughout the year, to investigating and
combating crime. Their goal in writing this text is to give the next generation
of law enforcement officers the knowledge, tools, and reference resources they
need to follow in the footsteps of the men and women on the job now.
Overview
Earlier Editions established this text in the US as an accurate
and comprehensive text in the field, this practical, step-by-step introduction
to criminal investigation gives students a logical framework for understanding
the investigative process. Major sections cover current issues such
as environmental crime, the looting of archaeological sites,
video taping of crime scenes, street gangs, and drugs. Case studies throughout
the text emphasize techniques of criminal investigation.
Practical aspects of investigation help to clarify difficult
scientific concepts.
New to This Edition
Chapter 2,
Investigation, Investigators, and the Crime
Scene, covers terrorist
crime scenes, self-protection and
investigative measures
at biological and chemical attack crime
scenes, the preliminary
investigation, new neighbourhood and
vehicle canvassing forms,
crime scene safety issues. Many new
photos and figures.
Chapter 5, Field Notes
and Investigative Reporting, has been
substantially revised
with more than half the chapter devoted to
all-new content. New
topics introduced include basic and primary
questions, the use of
mobile data terminals/laptops to generate
reports, Uniform Crime
reporting style incident reports versus
National Incident Based
reporting System (NIBRS) formats, and an
expanded section on the
importance of field notes and guidelines
for the note-taking
process.
Chapter 8, Investigative
Resources, covers criminal
intelligence units, the
five-step intelligence cycle, analytical
and investigative tools,
crime analysis, types of crime analysis,
crime bulletins, the
internet as an investigative aid, social
network analysis, e-mail
and telephone toll analysis, geographic
profiling, DNA data
bases, time event chart, crime scene
reconstruction,
profiling, National Crime Information Centre
(NCIC), and state and
local databases.
Chapter 20, Terrorism,
covers domestic and foreign
terrorism, terrorism
goals, terrorist organizations, and the role
of local law
enforcement.
Updated chapters include
Chapter 3, Physical
Evidence (new information on electrostatic lifting
of fingerprints)
Chapter 6 Follow Up
Investigation (electronic surveillance, internal and
external investigative
sources)
Chapter 9, Injury and
Death Investigation (stalking, cyberstalking,
Serial murder)
Chapter 10, Sex Related
Offences (sexual murders, date rape drugs)
Chapter 11, Crimes
Against Children (runaways and adductions, sex
offender registration,
crime in schools)
Chapter 12, Robbery;
Chapter 14, Larceny and
Fraud (mail fraud, use of the Internet to
launder money, identity
theft)
Chapter 17, Agriculture,
Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes;
Chapter 18, Arson and
Explosives
Investigations (bomb
scene investigations, terrorism).
Features
This revised and updated edition continues to feature the latest
investigative methods, to discuss current technology, and to use detailed case
studies throughout the text to present applied techniques at work.
Graphs, charts, and photographs depict the practical aspects of
investigation and help to clarify difficult scientific concepts.
This extensive illustration program has now been thoroughly
updated, including many new photographs and illustrations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Evolution
of Criminal Investigation and
Criminalistics
Chapter 2.
Investigators, the Investigative Process and the
Crime Scene
Chapter 3. Physical
Evidence
Chapter 4.
Interviewing and Interrogation
Chapter 5. Field Notes
and Investigative Reporting
Chapter 6. The
Follow-Up Investigation
Chapter 7. The Crime
Laboratory
Chapter 8.
Investigative Resources
Chapter 9. Injury and
Death Investigations
Chapter 10.
Sex-Related Offences
Chapter 11. Crimes
against Children
Chapter 12. Robbery
Chapter 13. Burglary
Chapter 14. Larceny
and Fraud
Chapter 15. Vehicle
Thefts and Related Offences
Chapter 16. Computer
Crime
Chapter 17.
Agricultural, Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes
Chapter 18. Arson and
Explosive Investigations
Chapter 19.
Recognition Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse
Chapter 20. Terrorism
Chapter 21. The
Investigator and the Legal System
Rob Jerrard