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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Criminal Investigation

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I spend a great deal of time involved with detailed investigations as an amateur. This book offers a perfect summary of the neccesary steps involved in basic investigation. As the name suggests, any idiot could follow the clear and precise instruction in this book, but it belies the fact that this book is certainly not for idiots.

This book is perfect for anyone looking to form a working knowledge of Criminal Investigation. The author's knowledge of the subject is evident on every page. If you are interested in an orietation to this field, I urge you to buy this book.

This is an excellent book for an experienced officer as a reference or a simple layman wishing to understand investigations, which can be a complex matter for the untrained person. This clarifies anything that anyone would ever wonder or ask about investigations, and I would recommend it to anyone for personal enrichment or professional reference.

Great book, very well written. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the field of criminal justice. The book is very informative, yet easy to understand. I think it would make a good book for reference or a good book for course instruction. I will recommend it to anyone who wants information regarding the execution of a criminal investigation.

What a wonderful book for the layman, the beginner cop, the security guard, law student, or any other para-police professional. The book covers both the developmental history and the modern practical application of criminal investigation practices. Topics range from time tested investigation tactics through today's highly sophisticated forensic techniques. While investigatory theory is discussed, the book is rooted in day-to-day police work.

Very well written and clear book on the procedures for criminal investigations. Great reference book for anyone aspiring to write crime novels!

As a criminal justice major I have found this book to be very helpful for my studies. I really like the pictures of defensive tactics.

Book was in great shape but not as full of pertinant information as i had hoped

For my purposes the book is a waste of time. If you know pretty much nothing about the subject, it's okay. But the author's schemata is not standard practice. One of the other reviewers noted that the book doesnt address the realities of the criminal justice system, and theyre correct. Criminal Justice is not CSI or LAW & ORDER. It's more like Kabuki Theatre, where the players act-out rigid roles and the truth be damned. I'm thinking of a local event where the victim phones 911 when a rapist comes into her home, the police refuse to even search the residence when they respond, and after she's raped the detective insists she made the whole thing up. Except she didnt. Lawsuits for incompetence cost police departments fortunes. I suppose if PDs used some sort of script to do their work it would be something like what this book offers.