Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past

by James W. Osterburg, Richard H. Ward

A textbook designed to present the fundamentals of criminal investigation for undergraduate audiences (especially those training to be police). Topics covered include the treatment of physical evidence, the use of record and files, obtaining information from interviews, the cultivation of informants, surveillance, eyewitness identification, interrogation. The application of the above material to specific crimes such as homicide, robbery, sex crimes, burglary, arson, and terrorism are treated in separate chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Genres: School, Nonfiction

845 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

Reviews

[Rachel Bayles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots and lots (and lots) of information. Some chapters are more detailed than others. Many of the chapters are simply a basic overview, whereas others (notably arson, for example) are quite detailed.