Crime scene staging : investigating suspect misdirection of the crime scene / by Arthur S. Chancellor and Grant D. Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chancellor, Arthur S., [author].

Graham, Grant D., author.

Series:

American series in law enforcement investigations.

American series in law enforcement investigations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime scene searches.

Crime scenes.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

xviii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., [2017]

Summary:

This text has been written as a practical reference for detectives, crime scene investigators, and prosecutors on how to recognize a staged scene and how this offender behavior could be used as evidence in subsequent trials. The book is designed to help those actively engaged in conducting criminal investigations identify the red flags or those common findings at a crime scene that point to the scene being staged or altered and thereby assist the investigative process.

Contents:

The concept of staging

Motives and types of staging

Ad hoc primary staged scenes

Premeditated primary staged scenes

Secondary staging

Tertiary or incidental scene alterations

Victimology

Investigating staged scenes

Staged property crime scenes

Robbery, kidnapping, and personal injury

Accidental death staged scenes

Interrupted burglaries and home invasions

Homicide staged as suicide

Staged sex crimes and false complaints

Working with prosecutors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chancellor, Arthur S., author. Crime scene staging

ISBN:

9780398091392

0398091390

OCLC:

959667233