Criminal Investigation

by Robert W. Taylor, Leonard Territo, Neil C. Chamelin, et al.

Book Overview

Widely recognized as the most accurate and comprehensive text in the field, this practical, step-by-step introduction to criminal investigation gives students a logical framework for understanding the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0073401536
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good information

Great book fr school, promotions, and basic investigation knowledge at work in law enforcement. This is considered by many in law enforcement to be mandatory reading, and I am one of those many. Study guide also a good idea!

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This subject is very interesting and the book go along with it well. The book is very interesting and is not boring to read. It has a lot of detailed pictures and information that goes along with it. Plus the reading is enertaining.This overall is a very good book!

The best in a long line of boring criminal justice books!!!

This book is by far one of the best of the criminal justice books that I have ever read. If it wasn't required reading for my Criminal Investigations class, I just might have picked it up and read it on my own. This book is one of the most interesting and easy to read books that has ever been required reading. The photography in the text helps with the topics in the reading much more than in any other books I've read. Though a bit gruesome, the photos are of great quality and only help the book that much more.

An Excellent Reference

I initially purchased this book as required reading for a Police Sergeant promotional exam but, I realized that it was the most informative text on investigations that I have read to date. The text is very well written and most of the material is applicable in any jurisdiction. The book includes a good number of illustrations and photos and I'm positive that I'll be referring back to this book throughout my career as a police officer.

Required Reading for the Police Investigators

This book is on the reading list for Massachusetts Civil Service Promotional Exams. I found it to be fascinating, as did most of my colleagues. You name the crime, and this book will show you step by step how to find the evidence, and how to properly handle it when you do find it. Full of diagrams and illustrations to make every concept crystal clear and graphic photos of some heinous crime scenes.