{"product_id":"criminal-investigation-9780135186213","title":"Criminal Investigation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout our author\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael D. Lyman\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of criminal justice at Columbia College of Missouri, in Columbia, MO. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he is the program coordinator of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program and the founder of the college's Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science program. Before entering academia, he was a criminal investigator for state police organizations in Kansas and Oklahoma. He has taught thousands of law enforcement officers the proper police techniques and methods of professional criminal investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Lyman has authored eight textbooks in criminal justice dealing with areas such as criminal investigation, policing, organized crime, drug enforcement and drug trafficking. Over the last 20 years, he has been called upon as an expert witness on about 450 occasions to review and evaluate criminal investigations and to testify in federal court proceedings nationwide as to the results o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: ESSENTIALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1. Foundations and History of Criminal Investigation\u003cbr\u003e2. The Crime Scene: Identification and Collection of Evidence\u003cbr\u003e3. The Crime Scene: Field Notes, Documenting, and Reporting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE PROCESSES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e4. Identification of Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Services\u003cbr\u003e5. Legal Issues in Criminal Investigation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: INFORMATION GATHERING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e6. Interviews and Interrogations\u003cbr\u003e7. Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations\u003cbr\u003e8. Undercover Operations and Informant Management\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e9. Death Investigations\u003cbr\u003e10. Robbery\u003cbr\u003e11. Assault and Related Offenses\u003cbr\u003e12. Missing and Abducted Persons\u003cbr\u003e13. Crimes against Children: Child Abuse, Child Fatalities, and Exploitation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e14. Theft-Related Offenses\u003cbr\u003e15. Arson, Bombings, and Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART VI: SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS: DRUG TRAFFICKING, WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, AND POLICE SHOOTING INVESTIGATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e16. Special Investigations: Drug Trafficking and Gangs\u003cbr\u003e17. Special Investigations: White-Collar, Corporate, and Computer-Related Crimes\u003cbr\u003e18. Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART VII: PROSECUTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e19. Preparation for Court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA. Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence\u003cbr\u003eB. Cases\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524408713559,"sku":"9780135186213","price":197.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/criminal-investigation-9780135186213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}