Crime scene and forensic investigation : basics of tunnel vision on interrogation process / Oluwatomi A. Ajayi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ajayi, Oluwatomi A., author.

Series:

Malthouse law books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal investigation--Nigeria.

Criminal investigation.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

110 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lagos Mainland : Malthouse Press Limited, 2018.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Tunnel Vision in Interrogation Process by Law Enforcement Officers

1. Introduction

2. Definition of Concepts

a. Tunnel Vision

b. Tunnel Vision in Medicine

c. Tunnel Vision in Psychology

d. Tunnel Vision in Criminal Justice

e. Tunnel Vision in Police Investigation

f. Law Enforcement Officer

g. Interrogation

3. History and Implications of Tunnel Vision

4. Nigerian Legal Framework

5. Case Law on Tunnel Vision

6. Perspective of Psychology

7. Interviewing a Suspect in other Jurisdictions

8. A Case, for Proper Interrogation Process

9. Conclusion

pt. 2 The Police and Crime Scene Investigation

Introduction

1. Crime Scene

2. Securing a Crime Scene

3. Catalogue of Errors at Crime Scenes

4. How Perpetrators cover their Tracks

5. Clues at Crime Scenes

6. Challenges at Crime Scene Officers during Investigation

7. Role of Police as Crime Scene Officers

8. Ethics

9. Ethics of Crime Scene Investigation

10. Conclusion

pt. 3 Forensic Investigation as a Crime Fighting Tool

Forensic Investigation

1. Science in the Justice System

2. History of Scientific Evidence

3. A Step Beyond Eye-Witness Account, Confession and Reasonable Doubt

4. Importance of Forensic Evidence

5. Impact of Forensic Evidence

6. Case Studies

7. Constraints of Forensic Evidence

8. The "Phantom of Heilbrom"

9. Forensics in Lagos State

10. Recommendations

11. Conclusion

pt. 4 Rights of Suspects

1. Who is a Suspect?

2. What a Suspect should expect

3. The `Negative-Side of Police'-

4. Laws Governing Rights of Suspects in Nigeria

a). Under the 1999 Constitution

b). Under the Administration Criminal Justice Act 2015

5. Remedies Available to Suspects

6. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9785579832

9789785579833

OCLC:

1038477189

Publisher Number:

99989206604