This text stresses the practical procedures, techniques, and applications of private and public investigations to provide students with a solid foundation in criminal investigation. It seamlessly integrates coverage of modern investigative tools alongside discussion of established investigation policies, procedures, and techniques for the law ...
From the "New York Times"-bestselling creator of the Tess Monaghan series comes a pulse-pounding, stand-alone mystery in which a disoriented woman claims to be one of two sisters abducted from a mall 30 years ago.
Criminal Investigation, 9th Edition stresses practical procedures, techniques, and applications of private and public investigations to provide students with a solid foundation in criminal investigation. Criminal Investigation, 9th Edition features updated, enhanced coverage of such important topics as terrorism and homeland security, cybercrime, ...
A murder has been committed in the symphony hall, and the culprit is lurking in the orchestra. A "Peter and the Wolf" for the 21st century, this book comes with a CD featuring narration by Lemony Snicket and original music performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Full color.
Forensic science is becoming an increasingly popular subject for today's students, as well as being the inspiration for countless hit television shows. Now, Matthew Johll has created an innovative, new chemistry book that introduces students from a non-science background to the fundamentals of chemistry, through a captivating array of examples and ...
For Introduction to Forensic Science courses offered by Forensic Science or Criminal Justice programs. Written by a renowned authority on forensic science, this text introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science through an exploration of its applications to criminal investigations, and clear explanations of the techniques ...
Widely recognized as the most 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, videotaping of crime ...
Help your students decipher the complexities of our Constitution and the criminal justice system with this best seller! J Scott Harr and Karen M Hess have taken the most complex of material and made it into the most student-oriented and manageable text for the course, helping students develop a complete understanding of the key issues related to ...
This text uses 15 dramatic episodes in American history to show students how historians go about the business of interpreting the past. It discusses historical methods within the context of an historical narrative so that students may learn about American history at the same time as seeing how historians use a variety of evidence (diaries, letters ...
A look into the dark corners of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, serial killers and mass murderers. This book analyzes such diverse characters as Lee Harvey Oswald and Timothy McVeigh, helping the reader learn to anticipate potential violent behaviour before it's too late.
This fascinating prequel to the Nina Reilly novels takes readers back to Nina's first murder investigation--the case that ignites her passionate commitment to fighting for justice. After a woman falls to her death off a bridge near Big Sur, police call it an accident. Nina is sure it is murder.
Genevieve O'Brien knows all about real-life nightmares--she survived two months as the prisoner of a deranged killer. Now a new menace is stalking the streets of New York, manifesting itself in a string of homicides. The victims were members of a literary society--and her own mother may be next.
The superb new psychological thriller from bestselling author Val McDermid mixes fiction with one of the most symbolic and exceptional moments in recent history - the national miners' strike 1984, Fife: Heiress Catriona Maclennan Grant and her baby son are kidnapped. The ransom payoff goes horribly wrong. She is killed while her son disappears ...
For undergraduate courses in Criminal Investigation. This dynamic book presents crime detection as a fascinating 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 ...
When Deputy U.S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart is viciously attacked, everything suggests that the man is a deranged drifter. That is until FBI Special Agent Andrew Rook arrives. The case takes an unexpected turn when a friend of Macs--a federal judge--disappears and the judges ex-husband is found shot to death in Washington, D.C. Original.
Now in its third edition, "Criminal Profiling" is established as an industry standard text. It moves evidence-based criminal profiling into a full embrace of the scientific method with respect to examining and interpreting behavioral evidence. If focuses on criminal profiling as an investigative and forensic process, helping to solve crime through ...
Written by highly respected forensic scientists and legal practitioners, "Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Second Edition" covers the latest theories and practices in areas such as DNA testing, toxicology, chemistry of explosives and arson, and vehicle accident reconstruction. This second edition offers ...
This is the definitive reference on forensics for writers in all genres, and fills the shoes of previous titles from the old Howdunit series.Taking a conversational manner, it will cover the various fields of forensic science in easily understood language, supported with diagrams as needed for clarity. Learn how things work, how long it takes for ...
For an undergraduate Criminal Justice course that focuses on general investigative techniques. Anecdotal in nature, this informative and clearly written text helps students discover the art and science of criminal investigation. It focuses on the legal significance of evidence in the field as it outlines the fundamentals of inquiry and then ...
A plain-English primer on crime scene investigation that's a must for fans of CSI or Patricia Cornwell Since the O. J. Simpson case, popular interest in forensic science has exploded: CBS's CSI has 16 to 26 million viewers every week, and Patricia Cornwell's novels featuring a medical examiner sleuth routinely top bestseller lists, to cite just a ...
A basic text for a Law Enforcement Report Writing Class, Academy Training, or Advanced Officer Training Programs. Also appropriate as a supplementary text for courses in Investigation. This training tool and text combines the basics of two disciplines: investigation and report writing; and bridges the gap between them. Not designed to teach ...
This new edition of Criminal Investigation presents the basic principles of criminal investigation, including current investigative procedures used in the handling of crime scenes, interviewing and interrogating suspects and witnesses, gathering and preserving evidence, conducting surveillance, writing reports, establishing modus operandi, and ...
For courses in basic and advanced criminal investigation. This well-established text brings together the authors' more than 50 years of investigation experience and focuses on the fundamentals of inquiry and each element of investigation. The text reflects the most recent investigative techniques and technology and features real-life case studies ...
For courses in Criminal Procedure. Using a blend of text and edited cases, this book provides up-to-date coverage of constitutional criminal procedure. It covers all relevant Fourth Amendment topics, incorporation, confessions, right to counsel, identification and entrapment, and separate chapters on the pre-trial and trial process. Important ...
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