Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
About the Book Series
The Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations series was created by Vernon J. Geberth, a retired New York City Police Department lieutenant commander who is an author, educator, and consultant on homicide and forensic investigations. With books by authors who are nationally recognized experts in their respective fields, this series is designed to provide contemporary, comprehensive, and pragmatic information to the practitioner involved in criminal and forensic investigations.
Practical Forensic Digital Imaging: Applications and Techniques
1st Edition
By Patrick Jones
February 10, 2011
Well-documented scenes can prove to be invaluable pieces of evidence at trial, and the ability to take compelling photographs is a critical skill for forensic scientists and investigators. Practical Forensic Digital Imaging: Applications and Techniques is an up-to-date and thorough treatment of ...
Practical Crime Scene Investigations for Hot Zones
1st Edition
By Jacqueline T. Fish, Edward Wallace
December 16, 2010
The work of Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs) is made more complicated when the scene is contaminated by either Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNEs) or Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs). Special considerations must be observed when working at such scenes, whether they are...
Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation: Practical and Clinical Perspectives, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Vernon J. Geberth
June 24, 2010
Remember: Do it right the first time. You only get one chance. —Vernon J. Geberth, M.S., M.P.S., 1980, Homicide and Forensic Consultant, Author of Practical Homicide Investigation®, and the Series Editor of Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations. In Practical Homicide ...
Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers
1st Edition
By Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes, JD, PhD
December 22, 2008
Linking the murders of an alleged serial killer to successfully present a case in court involves a specific methodology that has been scrutinized by the judicial system but is largely absent in the current literature. Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of ...
Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By David E. Hatch, Randy Dickson
June 08, 2007
Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition continues to provide sound and sober models, protocols, and procedures to handle the highly charged fall-out from officer involved shootings. Written by cops for cops, it is designed to address the needs...
Practical Drug Enforcement
3rd Edition
By Michael D. Lyman
November 16, 2006
Criminal investigation is a dynamic endeavor impacted by changes in human nature, statutory and constitutional laws, and methods of operation. New challenges are constantly posed for the investigator and the investigation of drug offenses is no exception. It takes advanced skills to keep pace with ...
Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques
1st Edition
By Gregory D. Lee, Gregory D. Lee
October 27, 2003
It's a national epidemic and an international conspiracy. Drugs have infested our society with a vengeance, making the drug enforcement agent a central figure in the war on drugs. International training teams of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have traditionally taught the special ...
Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation
2nd Edition
By Stan B. Walters
September 17, 2002
How do you interpret a person’s behavior during their interview? Some people say it’s an innate quality that can’t be taught. But anyone who’s read Stan Walters’ Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation knows that is FALSE. The overwhelming success of the first edition and the numerous ...
Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities
1st Edition
By William R. Bell
January 18, 2002
AN INSIDE LOOK INTO INVESTIGATING THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-CULTURE IN THE WORLDOnce an offender is behind bars, many people believe that he is no longer a threat to society. However, the felonious activities of confined inmates reach out into society every day. These inmates run lucrative drug ...
Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation
2nd Edition
By David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander
September 14, 2001
What makes a person confess to a crime he did not commit? Was he coerced? Is he trying to protect someone else? Interrogation has come under attack as opponents focus on false confessions. However, most cases are still resolved by confession, not forensic evidence. Among the new topics covered in ...
The Practical Methodology of Forensic Photography
2nd Edition
By David R. Redsicker
September 26, 2000
The Second Edition of this bestseller combines directions for the old tried and true methods of photographic documentation (cameras, films, lighting sources) with analyses of the latest methods used in the practice (video, thermography,digital imaging). Specifically, Redsicker discusses the "how-to...
The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation, and Intervention, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By Seth L. Goldstein
September 30, 1998
The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation, and Intervention, Second Edition discusses the new and different developments in the manifestation of problems involved in investigation and assessment of sexual cases and offers advice on dealing with these issues...