Internal investigations : a practitioner's approach / by Frank A. Colaprete, with a foreword by Richard C. Lumb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colaprete, Frank A., author.

Lumb, Richard C., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Supervision of.

Police.

Investigations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the history of law enforcement, the internal investigation process has held the most negative connotation of any investigation conducted by law enforcement personnel. As we progress through the new millennium, the need for efficient and effective law enforcement services and practices grows ever more critical. The goal of this book is to demonstrate this need for proper and complete internal investigations, and to teach the entry level and tenured police supervisor the form and function of the internal investigations process. The text selectively focuses on the purposes and practica

Contents:

INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 THE PURPOSES AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATION; Chapter 2 PITFALLS OF CONDUCTING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS; Chapter 3 ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP; Chapter 4 POLICE OFFICER STRESS; Chapter 5 DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY; Chapter 6 LEGAL AND LABOR ISSUES; Chapter 7 INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES ANDPROCEDURES; Chapter 8 INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS: CRIMES AND USE-OF-FORCE; Chapter 9 CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS: DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE AND IN-CUSTODY DEATH; Chapter 10 SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

Chapter 11 ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL CLAIMS INVESTIGATIONSChapter 12 EVIDENCE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND COLLECTION; Chapter 13 CASE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY AND PACKAGE; Chapter 14 CASE REVIEW PROCESS; Chapter 15 RISK MANAGEMENT; Chapter 16 TRAINING AND MANAGING INTERNAL INVESTIGATORS; Chapter 17 FUTURE TRENDS IN INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS; Appendix; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CASE LAW INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08513-7

OCLC:

689996250