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Practical homicide investigation : tactics, procedures, and forensic techniques / Vernon J. Geberth, M.S., M.P.S., B.B.A., FBINA, Homicide and Forensic Consultant, Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Lieutenant Commander (Retired), New York City Police Department.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geberth, Vernon J., author.
- Series:
- CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homicide investigation--United States.
- Homicide investigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (lxix, 1226 pages) : color illustrations.
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- The homicide crime scene
- First officer's duties: general
- First officer's duties: specific
- The preliminary investigation at the scene: the detectives
- Specific investigative duties at the scene
- The crime scene photographs
- The crime scene sketch
- The homicide crime scene search
- Estimating time of death
- The identity of the deceased; Resources for missing and unidentified persons cases
- Death notifications: the surviving family as secondary victims
- Modes of death
- Suicide investigation
- The investigation of sex-related homicides
- Homosexual homicides
- Forensic application of DNA analysis: introduction
- Collection of evidence
- The autopsy
- The news media in homicide investigations
- Identification of suspects
- Investigative assessment: criminal personality profiling
- Equivocal death investigation
- Narcotics-related homicides
- Practical homicide investigation: supervision and management of the homicide investigation.
- Notes:
- "Version date: 20150209"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Geberth, Vernon J. Practical homicide investigation.
- ISBN:
- 9781003095835 (electronic bk.)
- 1003095836 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90104065869
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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