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Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science (4th Edition)

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This general textbook is written in a well-organized manner. It presents the common topics associated with criminal investigations: documentation, report writing, suspect identification and methods used for crime scene surveys. The author makes use of recent court decisions during the presentation of his topics. The chapters are logically placed so that it is easy to see how an investigation would take place. There are several illustrations and drawings, which help the reader identify the topic being discussed. This edition is written in easy to read and comprehend sections. Technical words are explained in detail.

The basics of criminal investigation are covered within the textbook - advanced topics such as criminal interrogation and procedures are briefly discussed but they are not the main focus of this book. This textbook provides an excellent foundation for the criminal justice student who is planning a career in law enforcement.

Criminal investigation is a very poplular subject these days with all of the CSI's and Law an Orders, but what about the facts, what is real? This book is the textbook for my Principles of Criminal Investigations class, part of my Investigatvie Services major in Criminal Justice. It very acuratly illistrates what criminal investigation is about, it is very much about the factual part of invetigations. Also it is not just about investigating the scene of a crime but its very vividly describes crimes and criminals as well as other aspects of the investigation like the psychology and methods invovled in ivertviewing.
This is a must have for any futre investigator.

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Was how the seller described with the puppy took marks. Inside of book is like new. This book was very enjoyable, and educational. I learned a lot.

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Criminal Investigation: The Art and Science is an excellent reference book for overall fundamental investigative techniques and specific criminal investigation techniques for specific crimes. I frequently cite the text in the development of law enforcement courses (basic and in-service. The information in the text is current and accurate, which is typically uncommon, as most other texts on criminal investigation simply update a book's cover and neglect the content. I would highly recommend this book as a comprehensive reference book for new and experienced officers.

I can't believe I'm taking an entire class to cover this material. Much of it is common sense, and what's not...is on an elementary level. The book is dry, & I've read 9 chapters in just over a week. It's seriously lacking!

Furthermore, I would have kept my review to myself...except for one thing...the blatant plagiarism from the author! If you read the section on Satellite Assisted Surveillance (GPS) on pages 161-163 and compare it to the original author's (Willing, R., USA Today), you'll see a scary example of what I mean. Lyman cites Willing, but that hardly justifies using ALL of Willing's data & merely changing a few "ands" and "buts." This book is full of other peoples' work...chopped up & slapped together!

It's apparent to me that this author passes other's research and work off as his own. What a joke!