Fundamentals of criminal investigation /

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Author / Creator:	O'Hara, Charles E.
Edition:	7th ed.
Imprint:	Springfield, Ill. : C.C. Thomas, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 907 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Criminal investigation. Criminal investigation. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11233746

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Other authors / contributors:	O'Hara, Gregory L.
ISBN:	9780398084431 0398084432
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The purpose of this book is to bring the reader to an intermediate level of attainment in the main branches of investigation. From this point he may be able to proceed, with the help of other literature and his experience, to specialized fields of crime detection or non-criminal inquiry. It is the object of the book to introduce the student to investigative work in such a way that he shall, on the one hand, learn what is meant by a complete investigation and acquaint himself with the proofs of the most important crimes, and, on the other, become familiar with the employment of technical method.
Other form:	Print version: O'Hara, Charles E. Fundamentals of criminal investigation. Springfield, Ill. : C.C. Thomas, ©2003 9780398073299

Table of Contents:

Methods of investigation
The investigator's notebook
Report writing
Crime scene search
Photographing the crime scene
Crime scene sketch
Care of evidence
Interviews
Interrogations
Admissions, confessions and written statements
Recording interviews and interrogations
Informants
Tracing and sources of information
Missing persons
Surveillance
Undercover assignments
Arson
Narcotics violations
Sex offenses
Larceny
Burglary
Robbery
Forgery
Homicide
Assault
Criminal explosions
Rules of evidence
Testimony in court
Observation and description
Identification by witnesses
Fingerprints and the mechanics of recording
Latent fingerprints
Classification of fingerprints
Casting
Various impressions
Broken glass
Firearms
Tracing materials and detective dyes
Appendix 1. White-collar crime
Appendix 2. Suggestions for law enforcement agencies transmitting evidence to the FBI laboratory.

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