Description
Book SynopsisDesigned for use by investigators in any agency, large or small, Practical Cold Case Homicide Investigations Procedural Manual provides an overview of the means and methods by which previously reported and investigated yet unresolved homicides might be solved. Written by an experienced cold case investigator and consultant, this convenient handbook is drawn from the authors previous work, Cold Case Homicides: Practical Investigative Techniques and follows the successful format of Vernon Geberths Practical Homicide Investigation: Checklist and Field Guide. The book examines the basics of case identification and reactivation, providing insight into file retrieval and review. It discusses the legal aspects of cold case investigation and prosecution and explores how to take advantage of technology and forensics advances developed since the case went cold including forensic and people-searching databases. Readers will learn how techniques used in current homicide investigations have an expa
Table of ContentsSeries Note, Preface, About the Author, Contributing Authors, Section I INVESTIGATION, Section II TECHNOLOGY, Section III INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS
