Customer Reviews

Rape Investigation Handbook

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I love it when someone that is very knowledgeable writes about the subject that represents their life's work. The authors of this handbook are so knowledgeable that you wish you could sit down with them and talk for hours. Since you can't do that, this is the next best thing. The Handbook is very, very complete. Checklists abound for all stages of sexual assault investigation, including excellent pre-trial preparation tips.

I also really enjoyed how the authors try to take us back in time to the origins of criminal investigations throughout the book, showing how solid, common sense investigations have cracked cases throughout the years. It gives proper context and also shows how you can't necessarily expect DNA to solve every case. I also thought it was very valuable that the authors included information about false allegations. This topic, although unpopular and not well understood, deserves more attention.

This is a book I am extremely glad to have on my reference shelf. Although it is directly written for the police sexual assault investigator, it will be useful for anyone working in the field.

You'll also find useful the many real-life cases that the authors have included. The cases are used well to illuminate the discussion and overall you don't get a feeling that they are only included for shock value.

This book is very good, for information on proper conducts when dealing with a sexual assault. It also has extensive information of false reports. Savino is an expert in sex crimes. Definitely worth reading!

This book was very accessible to read and was full of information, just as other reviewers have stated. I definitely appreciated the false reports section because so little information is out there concerning this subject. The only reason I rate this book at four stars as opposed to five is that (and I didn't take the time to count the cases they present as examples or the pages spent on one vs. the other) it felt that there was an emphasis on stranger rape cases and physically violent rape cases rather than acquaintance rape cases, which tend to be less physically violent (with the exception of marital/intimate partner rape). This focus seemed odd to me because there are proportionally many more acquaintance sexual assaults than stranger sexual assaults and most sexual assaults are not extremely physically violent. Otherwise, I enjoyed everything about this book cover to cover.