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IN FULL 4-COLOR....this book presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations. It explores the many external variables that can influence the investigator's success and the specific methods of crime detection and prosecution of law available today. The text is intended to meet the needs of both students and professors by presenting information in a logical flowlike fashion, with a focus on the steps and considerations observed in an actual criminal investigation. 

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Author:   Michael D. Lyman
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.372kg
ISBN:  

9780136133063

ISBN 10:   0136133061
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   19 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780135060575
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION   CHAPTER 1 – CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION: AN OVERVIEW CHAPTER 2 – PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE   PART 2 THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS   CHAPTER 3 – THE CRIME SCENE: FIELD NOTES, DOCUMENTING, & REPORTING CHAPTER 4 – SEARCH AND SEIZURE CHAPTER 5 – IDENTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL SUSPECTS: FIELD AND LABORATORY PROCESSES CHAPTER 6 – THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION CHAPTER 7 – UNDERCOVER AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS CHAPTER 8 – MAKING AN ARREST CHAPTER 9 – INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS CHAPTER 10 – DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMANTS   PART 3 INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE   CHAPTER 11 – WRONGFUL DEATH CHAPTER 12 – ROBBERY CHAPTER 13 – ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES CHAPTER 14 – SEXUAL ASSAULT CHAPTER 15 – MISSING AND ABDUCTED PERSONS CHAPTER 16 – CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT   PART 4 PROPERTY CLAIMS   CHAPTER 17 – BURGLARY CHAPTER 18 – LARCENY-THEFT CHAPTER 19 – MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT CHAPTER 20 – ARSON AND BOMBINGS   PART 5 VICE CRIMES AND RELATED OFFENSES   CHAPTER 21 – DRUG OFFENSES CHAPTER 22 – WHITE-COLLAR CRIME   PART 6 PROSECUTION   CHAPTER 23 – PREPARATION FOR COURT   APPENDIX A: PHYSICAL EVIDENCE APPENDIX B: CASES GLOSSARY INDEX

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Michael Lyman is a member of the faculty of the Criminal Justice and Human Services Department at Columbia College of Missouri. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he serves the Department as the Director or Graduate Studies for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Director of the Forensic Science Program. Prior to entering the field of college teaching, he was employed as a Special Agent for the Intelligence and Organized Crime Division (IOCD) of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and later as a Senior Intelligence Agent for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Dr. Lyman has authored five textbooks in criminal justice dealing with the areas of criminal investigation, policing, organized crime, and drug abuse. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri—Columbia   The author welcomes communication and correspondence about his work and can be contacted at Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216.

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