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There are many practical recommendations made in this field guide that will contribute to thorough, quality investigations. I personally highly recommend that dedicated homicide cops avail themselves of this invaluable resource. -Detective Mark Czworniak, Violent Crimes Unit, Area North Detective Bureau, Chicago Police Department Using these checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. ... As a former Deputy Chief of the NYPD working in the Office of the Chief of Detectives, I would encourage and recommend that detectives who are charged with the responsibility of conducting death investigations have this Practical Homicide Investigation Checklist & Field Guide, Second Edition in their hands at the scene of the crime. -Edwin T. Dreher, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Office of the Chief of Detectives, New York City Police Department ... should be required equipment for every cop. - Lieutenant Larry Hallmark, Criminal Investigation Division, Grapevine Police Department, Grapevine, Texas I have owned and utilized the first edition of the Checklist and Field Guide for many years in my career of homicide investigations and rely on it for almost every investigation. The 2nd edition has brilliantly expanded on the best practice philosophy and incorporated explanations, references, and full color medicolegal illustrations to make the information and principles easily understood. ... The addition of the medicolegal illustrations and inclusions for electronic and digital evidence is an example of Vernon Geberth's dedication to providing the most current information available to advancing technologies. indexed and laid-out in a logical and chronological order to quickly reference the material and guide the reader through a checklist of considerations and techniques that are instrumental to insure a proper and complete investigation. -Sergeant Mark Reynolds, General Investigations Division, Homicide Unit, Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, Texas, USA ... sets the standard for homicide investigations with examples, algorithms, options to consider, and tasks to perform. ... built for the rigors of the field with laminated pages, wire spiral binding, and large print. ... I would recommend the Practical Homicide Investigation: Checklist and Field Guide Second Edition for anyone who is responsible for processing, investigating, supervising, or prosecuting homicides. -Sheriff Heath Taylor, Russell County Sheriff's Office, Phenix City, Alabama This newly revised Practical Homicide Investigation Checklist and Field Guide is one of the most useful tools that an investigator can utilize at the scene of an unattended death. ... a no-nonsense practical approach from Mr. Geberth, who is considered The Master of practical death investigations. -Anny Sauvageau, Chief Medical Examiner, Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

There are many practical recommendations made in this field guide that will contribute to thorough, quality investigations. I personally highly recommend that dedicated homicide cops avail themselves of this invaluable resource. -Detective Mark Czworniak, Violent Crimes Unit, Area North Detective Bureau, Chicago Police Department Using these checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. ... As a former Deputy Chief of the NYPD working in the Office of the Chief of Detectives, I would encourage and recommend that detectives who are charged with the responsibility of conducting death investigations have this Practical Homicide Investigation Checklist & Field Guide, Second Edition in their hands at the scene of the crime. -Edwin T. Dreher, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Office of the Chief of Detectives, New York City Police Department ... should be required equipment for every cop. - Lieutenant Larry Hallmark, Criminal Investigation Division, Grapevine Police Department, Grapevine, Texas

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Commander Vernon Geberth is a retired lieutenant commander of the New York City Police Department with over 40 years of law enforcement experience. He is a nationally renowned lecturer, author, educator, consultant, and expert witness on the subject of death investigation. He has appeared on numerous local, national, and international television programs to answer questions on the subject of murder and provide insight, analysis, and commentary with respect to all aspects of homicide and death investigations. Geberth has been referenced as a media consultant on myriad national major cases across the United States and Canada. Over 69,500 members from over 8,000 law enforcement agencies have attended Geberth’s Practical Homicide Investigation seminars. In his seminars, Geberth focuses on his textbooks stressing advanced tactics, procedures, and forensic techniques and presents equivocal death, suicide, and missed investigations as well as serial murder investigation and the application of abnormal psychology to the investigative process.

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