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Book SynopsisA person is murdered only once while a crime scene can be destroyed many times. Whenever something is added or removed from a homicide scene before police process it, the interpretation of what took place could be altered. This type of altering is only one bump in the road that homicide detectives come across during an investigation. Homicide Investigation is an introduction to forensic science, investigative procedures, and the underlying motives in specific cases. Utilizing the jargon spoken by police the author analyzes the combination of methods detectives use to determine what they think took place at the scene of a violent crime. Using hundreds of sources including newspaper and magazine articles, Internet sites, books, television programs as well as information not broadcast on television news shows and not published in newspapers, this book describes graphic details of classic and routine homicides. A chronology and a list of acronyms are included to help the reader. Chapters cover: Types of homicides Serial killers Police databases Crime scenes Evidence Wounds and injuries Weapons Forensic investigation procedures Perpetrator profiles True crime readers, students and professionals in law enforcement, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, law and criminology, and anyone concerned with his or her personal safety will have an interest in this book.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 A Note to the Reader Chapter 3 Chronology: Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation Chapter 4 Acronyms Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 1 Types of Homicide Chapter 7 2 Homicide in the Underworld Chapter 8 3 Serial Killers Chapter 9 4 Police Communications and Databases Chapter 10 5 Detectives Chapter 11 6 Assessment of the Crime Scene Chapter 12 7 Evidence Chapter 13 8 Wounds and Injuries Chapter 14 9 Fingerprints and Fingerprinting Chapter 15 10 Firearms, Poisons, and Uncommon Weapons Chapter 16 11 Integrity of Evidence Chapter 17 12 Forensic Investigation Chapter 18 13 Sketches, Photographs, and Videotaping Chapter 19 14 Forensic Experts Chapter 20 15 Body Fluids Chapter 21 16 Test Methods Chapter 22 17 Persons of Interest (POI), Perpetrators, and Pyromaniacs Chapter 23 18 Case Profiles Chapter 24 Bibliography Chapter 25 Index Chapter 26 About the Author
