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Principles of Criminal Procedure: Investigation (Concise Hornbooks)
Wayne R. Lafave, Jerold H. Israel, ...
Thomson/West, 2004
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Practical Homicide Investigation, Fourth Edition 31 reviews
Vernon J. Geberth
CRC, 2006
Best Homicide Investigation Book for Writers
+ A must have for any investigator or law enforcement officer
+ Good But Graphic
+ practical homicide investigation
+ Homicide manual
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Evidence: Weapons For Winning (Trying Cases to Win)
Herbert Jay Stern, Stephen A. Saltzburg, ...
Aspen Publishers, 2004
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Criminal Investigation 13 reviews
Wayne W. Bennett, Kären M. Hess
Wadsworth Publishing, 2006
Excellent condition! And fast delivery!
+ fast shipment great shape on delivery
+ Criminal Investigation
+ New book and delivered fast.
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Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers15 reviews
Lee Lofland
Writers Digest Books, 2007
Lee Lofland is a great resource for writers
+ Don't tase me bro!
+ I am so happy I bought this.
+ The best reference book on this topic I've found.
+ A Must-Have for Crime Writers
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The Complete Idiots Guide to Criminal Investigation 8 reviews
Guy Axelrod Alan; Antinozzi
Alpha Books, 2002
Excellent Reference
+ Great book
+ Criminal Investigation
This is an excellent book for an experienced officer as a reference or a simple layman wishing to understand investigations, which can be a complex matter for the untrained person. This clarifies anything that anyone would ever wonder or ask about investigations, and I would recommend it to anyone ...
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Criminal Investigation: Basic Perspectives (11th Edition)2 reviews
Paul B. Weston, Charles A. Lushbaugh
Prentice Hall, 2008
Great book for new investigators
As a officer I found this book to be a great read. I highly recommend this book to new officers or anyone interested in the investigations field. Everything is covered in this addition. I especially liked the included interrogation and deception detection tips. Why learn this the hard way through ...
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Process of Investigation, Third Edition: Concepts and Strategies for Investigators in the Private Sector3 reviews
Charles A. Sennewald CPP, John Tsukayama CPP CFE PCI
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
In depth and inclusive
+ An excellent reference for both the new and the experienced investigator.
+ A Very Thorough Introduction to the Investigation Process
I really enjoyed this book. I have been investigating crimes in the public sector for almost a decade. This book gave me some new ideas and is a great resource for those transitioning to the private sector or just getting into it. I found this book to be very informative and would recommend it to ...
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Writing as a Small Business1 review
Nash Black
IF Publishing, 2008
A critically important, thoroughly 'user friendly', instructional guide
Earning a living as a professional writer is a business. Writing freelance is the equivalent of being a self-employed small business owner and operator. As such, meticulous attention must be made to how that business is structured, operated, and kept track of. Failure to keep aware of the ...
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Criminal Investigation (2nd Edition)
Steven G. Brandl
Allyn & Bacon, 2007
A straightforward, engaging, and relevant analytical examination of the criminal investigation process and the role of evidence in this process, this text provides a substantial and necessary foundation on which students can base an understanding of the criminal investigation process. Criminal Investigation is based on the fundamental premise that an understanding of criminal evidence is the ...
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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis with an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, Third Edition (Practical ...2 reviews
Tom Bevel, Ross M. Gardner
CRC Press, 2008
billk
+ Excellent!
This has been the book I have want to review the subject. Very pleased with the content.
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Scene of the Crime: A Writer’s Guide to Crime Scene Investigation (Howdunit Series)14 reviews
Anne Wingate
Writers Digest Books, 1992
Very Helpful
+ Great book, but a bit outdated
+ Full of information, and fun to read!
+ a great help!
+ a useful source
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Surviving the Street: Officer Safety And Survival Techniques1 review
Gerald W. Garner
Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 2005
Good primer on the basics
Surviving the Street: Officer Safety and Survival Techniques is a very basic yet solid primer on officer safety practices. This is a good book for new officers hitting the streets as well as seasoned officers who need a refresher on the basics. Seasoned officers tend to get complacent over time and ...
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Constitutional Criminal Procedure: From Investigation to Trial (American Casebook Series) 1 review
Phillip E. Johnson, Morgan Cloud
West, 2005
good read
The book wasn't bad for a textbook. It was certainly no Deukenmeir wills but it was better than any commercial law textbook.
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Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide to Private Investigating (Howdunit Series) 6 reviews
Hal Blythe, Charlie Sweet, ...
Writer's Digest Books, 1993
Digger
Hal Blythe and others' PRIVATE EYES for the Howdonit Series is a general overview of the profession. It is bland reading, but does give the writer some insight for further research. It is not a book to follow blindly when construction a mystery built around a PI protagonist.
At this date of ...
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Crime Signals: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim 8 reviews
David Givens
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. A must read.
+ Interesting Book
I'll save you time - if the title interests you or you have an interest in body language you should buy this book. It's the best I've ever read.
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The Writer's Complete Crime Reference Book5 reviews
Martin Roth
Writers Digest Books, 1993
Mystery writers need this book!
+ Crime Start
+ Good book to use as a starting point.
+ LOTS of info
+ Stop Talking to the Police!
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Evidence Under the Rules: Text, Cases and Problems5 reviews
Christopher B. Mueller, Laird C. Kirkpatrick
Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2008
great book
+ perfect
I have to disagree with the two reviewers below. This was one of my favorite texts as a law student, and I repeatedly refer back to it as a practicing lawyer. The hornbook version is probably the best practice guide out there. I understand the criticism about too many questions, but I've seen many ...
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"...officer down, code three."3 reviews
Pierce R. Brooks
Motorola Teleprograms Inc, 1976
A walk on the darker side of law enforcement...
+ A classic!
+ Staying Alive
This is a very good book which has several fictional stories about simple mistakes that can cause an officer their life either from their own mistakes or others.
One of the stories is about an officer who is riding shotgun with his partner driving and is constantly falling asleep in the car ...
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Missing Persons: A Writer's Guide to Finding the Lost, the Abducted and the Escaped (Howdunit Series)6 reviews
Fay Faron
Writer's Digest Books, 1997
Missing Persons Reference or a Way to Get Away?
+ not bad
+ essential resource for the mystery writer
+ Informative, thorough, and great fun
+ Watch out for the Rat Dog
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