Addressing methods particularly valuable to cold cases, the book provides information on cold case reconstruction, investigative techniques, and case reviews. The author merges theory with practice using case histories, photographs, illustrations, and checklists to convey concepts and provide a practical basis for cold cases. He combines techniques from forensics, psychology, and criminal investigation that have proven effective in this field, paying special attention to technologies that may not have been available at the time of the crime. Coverage includes the legal perspective of following a cold case from reopening through trial.

Presents a number of cases that demonstrate the processes and technology used to investigate crimes and prove guilt, including analyzing soil, plant matter, blood, teeth, and other evidence. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This handbook will be a practical and useful resource for police death investigators. It defines the role of the police death investigator, and it contains the various aspects of death as well as the many causes of death. The book is broken down into two distinct sections—one for in-depth reading and the other as a quick reference section for review...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Death Investigations is the first installment of the new Jones & Bartlett Learning Guides to Law Enforcement Investigation series! Many books on the market go into the investigative and forensic aspects of “homicides” but, singularly, do not adequately address the death investigation process as a whole...read more

Product Description: Murder is among the most common and most terrible of crimes. This book investigates the nature of murder throughout history and tracks the progress of law enforcement in preventing and solving killings. It also shows how murders are investigated, using real-life cases to illustrate key points...read more

Presents the various methods used to investigate a violent crime, discussing forensic science tactics, investigative procedures, and the use of technology, citing sources including, newspapers, magazines, and bgooks. (view table of contents)

Additional Contributor Is C. W. Muehlberger. Foreword By Oscar G. Olander.

Product Description: When police are called to a house, they find three bodies. Are they dead, and has any crime been committed? This book looks at the topic of the human body to explain how our body systems work. It shows how medical and police investigators use their knowledge of science and technology to work out what has happened when there is an unexplained death...read more

Product Description: It is essential for anyone involved in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases to be aware of the often hidden and subtle warning signs of Munchausen by Proxy. Munchausen syndrome, classified as a mental illness, occurs when a person inflicts or fabricates illness upon themselves, often as an attention-getting device...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)