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Tables of Contents for Homicide Investigation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Note to the Reader
viii
Chronology: Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
ix
Acronyms
xi
Introduction
xv
1 Types of Homicide
1
22
2 Homicide in the Underworld
23
10
3 Serial Killers
33
4
4 Police Communications and Databases
37
16
5 Detectives
53
24
6 Assessment of the Crime Scene
77
6
7 Evidence
83
14
8 Wounds and Injuries
97
14
9 Fingerprints and Fingerprinting
111
8
10 Firearms, Poisons, and Uncommon Weapons
119
24
11 Integrity of Evidence
143
6
12 Forensic Investigation
149
16
13 Sketches, Photographs, and Videotaping
165
8
14 Forensic Experts
173
6
15 Body Fluids
179
6
16 Test Methods
185
10
17 Persons of Interest (POI), Perpetrators, and Pyromaniacs
195
12
18 Case Profiles
207
48
Bibliography
255
24
Index
279
16
About the Author
295