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INTRODUCTION TO INVESTIGATIONS, Second Edition is a basic introductory text for people/students who are interested in learning who investigators are, what they do, and how they do it. Dempsey has designed a text that gives people/students a general overview of investigations so they can understand why and how investigations are conducted. This text also introduces people/students to what types of jobs are available in the investigating industry and what skills are needed to obtain these jobs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
1. The History of Investigations and The Investigations Industry.
2. The Investigating Process.
Part II: THE TOOLS OF INVESTIGATIONS.
3. The Crime Scene.
4. Report Writing and Case Management.
5. Law, Evidence, and Investigating.
6. Criminalistics and Technology in Investigations.
7. Interviews and Interrogations.
8. Sources of Information.
9. Surveillance and Undercover Investigations.
Part III: TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS.
10. The Investigation of Violent Crimes: Murder, Rape, or Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault and Kidnapping.
11. The Investigation of Property Crimes: Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft and Arson.
12. The Investigation of Narcotics and Drug Offenses.
13. The Investigation of Terrorist Activities.
14. The Investigation of Computer Crime.
15. Private Sector Investigations.
Court Cases.
Bibliography.
Index.
480 Pages Paperbound
© 2003 Published
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