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For courses in Criminal Investigation.  A practical guide for both students and practitioners in the field.Written by a nationally-recognized expert in criminal investigation and police procedure,Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science, 8/e, clearly and thoughtfully explains the fundamentals of criminal investigation and forensic science as practiced by police investigators across the nation. The text explores the past experience of investigators as well as new and emerging techniques in forensic science. Lyman focuses on the steps and considerations involved in actual criminal investigations and examines the many external variables than can influence an investigator’s success in the field. In the Eighth Edition, updated Case Studies, Learning Objectives, and graphics further illustrate the dynamic field of criminal investigation. Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science, 8/e is also available viaREVEL™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.Learn more.

Product Description: This volume has been developed to identify the most current information regarding missing persons. While information is generally available regarding missing children cases, the book includes material on missing elders, missing adults, and human trafficking cases...read more

Product Description: Techniques in the investigative interviewing and interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime vary around the world, according to a country’s individual legal system, religion and culture. Whereas some countries have developed certain interview protocols for witnesses (such as the ABE Guidelines and the NICHD protocol when interviewing children) and the PEACE model of interviewing suspects, other countries continue to use physical coercion and other questionable tactics to elicit information...read more

Product Description: Techniques in the investigative interviewing and interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime vary around the world, according to a country’s individual legal system, religion and culture. Whereas some countries have developed certain interview protocols for witnesses (such as the ABE Guidelines and the NICHD protocol when interviewing children) and the PEACE model of interviewing suspects, other countries continue to use physical coercion and other questionable tactics to elicit information...read more

Product Description: Police work hard to investigate crimes. They follow the evidence and talk to witnesses. But sometimes, thats just not enough. When they need to get close to the criminals they pursue, they call on undercover officers. These special experts learn how to become a criminal to infiltrate and gather information...read more

Product Description: Bank robbers, kidnappers, terroriststhose and other criminals have their eye on harming Americans. But the FBI stands in their way. For nearly 100 years, the FBI has provided the United States with one of the finest law enforcement agencies in the world...read more

Product Description: An in-depth look at the people and policies behind the government agency known as the FBI, from its founding in 1908 to the controversies and challenges it faces today.

Product Description: Evidence Found: An Approach to Crime Scene Investigation is not another analysis of forensic errors using an "After the Fact" or "Lessons Learned" approach but a "Before the Fact" guide that examines the thought processes that can lead to those mistakes...read more

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Product Description: Because the investigation of cold cases is usually an arduous and time-consuming task, most law enforcement agencies in the United States are not able to dedicate the resources necessary to support the cold case investigation process...read more

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