Practical homicide investigation checklist and field guide / by Vernon J. Geberth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geberth, Vernon J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homicide investigation--United States.

Homicide investigation.

United States.

Physical Description:

88 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [1997]

Summary:

This practical "how-to" guide contains many of the checklists from Practical Homicide Investigation, Third Edition that lead you step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. Many times, officers in the field come across evidence that they don't know how to collect properly. This versatile field guide contains an important appendix that provides collection of evidence procedures for field personnel, indicating specific types of evidence and how to collect it. With the help of this book, no matter when you come into an investigation you are on-line and ready to go. Indexed by type of crime for quick and easy reference, this guide is a must-have for anyone responding to a death investigation.

Notes:

Based on the author's textbook, Practical homicide investigation, 3rd edition.

ISBN:

0849381606

OCLC:

35559056