Criminal Investigations

by George Cartwright

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Welcome to Criminal Investigations at Madera Community College. This textbook was designed especially for Madera Community College Criminology students. It will examine the criminal investigation process. It will address the techniques, procedures, and ethical issues involved in investigating crime, as well as interview and interrogation techniques, case documentation, and court preparation.

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Publisher
Madera Community College
Subjects
Workforce, Corrections
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
  7. 1.1: INTRODUCTION
  8. 1.2: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS A THINKING PROCESS
  9. 1.3: THE PATH TO BECOMING AN INVESTIGATOR
  10. 1.4: BROWN V MISSISSIPPI
  11. 1.5: CHAPTER SOURCES
  12. 2: THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
  13. 2.1: INTRODUCTION
  14. 2.2: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS A THINKING PROCESS
  15. 2.3: CHAPTER SOURCES
  16. 3: CRIMINAL EVIDENCE
  17. 3.1: INTRODUCTION
  18. 3.2: TYPES OF EVIDENCE
  19. 3.3: MEANING OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE
  20. 3.4: CASE STUDY- DENNIS RADER BTK KILLER
  21. 3.5: CHAPTER SOURCES
  22. 4: STANDARDS OF PROOF, ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE, AND WARRANTLESS SEARCHES
  23. 4.1: STANDARDS OF PROOF
  24. 4.2: ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
  25. 4.3: WARRANTLESS SEARCHES
  26. 4.4: CHAPTER SOURCES
  27. 5: THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE, MIRANDA, AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS
  28. 5.1: THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE
  29. 5.2: THE MIRANDA RIGHTS
  30. 5.3: THE BILL OF RIGHTS
  31. 5.4: CHAPTER SOURCES
  32. 6: THE OJ SIMPSON DOUBLE MURDER CASE
  33. 6.1: INTRODUCTION
  34. 6.2: CHAPTER SOURCES
  35. 7: CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT
  36. 7.1: INTRODUCTION
  37. 7.2: PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE
  38. 7.3: THREE STAGES OF CRIME
  39. 7.4: CHAPTER SOURCES
  40. 8: CRIMINAL PROFILING AND SERIAL KILLERS
  41. 8.1: CRIMINAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING
  42. 8.2: CASE STUDY- GARY RIDGEWAY
  43. 8.3: CHAPTER SOURCES
  44. 9: WITNESS IDENTIFICATION
  45. 9.1: WHAT IS EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY?
  46. 9.2: WITNESS ID OF A SUSPECT – PHOTO ID OF A SUSPECT – PHOTO LINEUPS AND LIVE LINEUPS
  47. 9.3: CHAPTER SOURCES
  48. 10: INTERROGATION AND FALSE CONFESSIONS
  49. 10.1: INTRODUCTION
  50. 10.2: INTERROGATION
  51. 10.3: FALSE CONFESSION
  52. 10.4: CHAPTER SOURCES
  53. 11: CRIMINAL STREET GANGS
  54. 11.1: INTRODUCTION
  55. 11.2: CRIMINAL GANGS
  56. 11.3: CHAPTER SOURCES
  57. 12: CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION
  58. 12.1: CHILD ABUSE
  59. 12.2: SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
  60. 12.3: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION
  61. 12.4: CHAPTER SOURCES
  62. 13: ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
  63. 13.1: ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
  64. 13.2: CHAPTER SOURCES
  65. 14: BURGLARY AND ARSON INVESTIGATION
  66. 14.1: BURGLARY
  67. 14.2: ARSON ACT
  68. 14.3: CHAPTER SOURCES
  69. 15: IDENTITY THEFT
  70. 15.1: INTRODUCTION
  71. 15.2: TYPES OF IDENTITY THEFT
  72. 15.3: THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
  73. 15.4: PARTICIPANTS
  74. 15.5: CONTROL AND PREVENTION
  75. 15.6: CHAPTER SOURCES
  76. 16: DNA THE FUTURE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
  77. 16.1: CHANGING THE ROLE DNA PLAYS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
  78. 16.2: CHAPTER SOURCES
  79. Back Matter
  80. Index
  81. Glossary
  82. Detailed Licensing
  83. REFERENCES
  84. Detailed Licensing