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Introduction to Criminal Investigation

出版	Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1975
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cAQWAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This is a textbook designed to provide the student or new practitioner with the foundation necessary to be an effective investigator and to familiarize the reader with the problems facing the criminal investigator. Its primary focus is on the solution of crime by investigation. Some of the basic concepts discussed include the history of criminal investigation in the united states, general aspect of the investigative function, preliminary investigation and the crime scene, photographing and sketching the crime scene, and scientific evidence and criminal investigation. The different aspects of the investigative function examined are as follows: interviewing and interrogation, informants and information, information analysis and theory building, and crimes and their patterns. Emphasis is also placed on familiarizing the investigator with some of the major supreme court decisions affecting the investigative process. Among the areas of interest discussed are cases involving admissions and confessions, wiretapping and eavesdropping, searches and seizures, informants and information, search warrants, and lineups. The special investigative techniques and problems considered include undercover and surveillance operations, narcotics and dangerous drugs, ghetto or inner-city investigations, organized crime, and relations with other agencies and organizations. Individual chapters are followed by discussion questions and exercises designed to develop the student's awareness of the chapter's important elements. A six-page bibliography and an alphabetical index are provided.