Product Description: Death Investigator's Handbook became an instant classic and is used by homicide divisions in federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, in the United States and overseas. This expanded and updated edition brings death investigation up to the minute and contains 50 percent more material than the original...read more

Revealing how contemporary investigators solve complicated crimes with seemingly sketchy evidence, a behind-the-scenes look at a forensic crime lab discusses such modern techniques as DNA analysis, ballistics, blood samples, and psychopathology. Original.

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