Criminal Investigation - Hardcover

Berg, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0073401242 ISBN 13: 9780073401249

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Synopsis

Criminal Investigation is intended as a practical, down-to-earth examination of various contemporary aspects of criminal investigation, with special attention placed on helping students better understand the legal aspects of collecting and processing evidence to ensure that their work will stand up in court. This new edition includes problems associated with the investigation of child predators on the Internet, updates the chapter on terrorism, and provides explanations of the many changes in investigation that have resulted from the Patriot Acts.

About this title

From the Author:

Information for the student or the instructor
This text is intended to present the basic principles of criminal investigation in an interesting and pedagogically sound manner. It has been written with both the instructor and the student in mind. For the instructor, there are a number of pedagocial devices included in the full package. These include a comprehensive power-point based instructional aid and test bank, an instructor's manual and a student guide, and instructor's presentation software. This text and learning package should make teaching a course on criminal investigation both educational and rewarding for both the student and the instructor. For the student there are a number of practice activites, including skill development activities that match many of those necessary for investigative work.

About the Author:

Dr. John Horgan is a senior research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrews. A chartered psychologist, his research interests relate to the psychological aspects of political violence, with a particular focus on how and why people become involved in, and disengage from, terrorism.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0073401242
• ISBN 13: 9780073401249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 560