NCJ Number
54249
Date Published
1975
Length
296 pages
Annotation
THE INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTION AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC CRIME IS DISCUSSED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. THE BOOK IS DESIGNED FOR BOTH POLICE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS.
Abstract
THIS TEXT BOOK DISCUSSES THE PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION SITUATIONS THAT EACH OF 12 CRIME CATEGORIES PRESENT. THE CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) CRIMES INVOLVING DEATH, (2) SEX OFFENSES, (3) ASSAULTS, (4) ROBBERY, (5) BURGLARY, (6) VEHICLE THEFT, (7) LARCENY, (8) FENCING, (9) DRUG AND NARCOTICS OFFENSES, (10) ORGANIZED CRIME, (11) ARSON, AND (12) FRAUD. IN DEATH INVESTIGATION, DISTINCTIONS MUST BE MADE BETWEEN HOMICIDE, SUICIDE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. STEPS RELEVANT TO SUCH A DETERMINATION ARE PRESENTED. SEXUAL OFFENSES ARE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES OF RAPE AND CHILD MOLESTATION. LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES ARE RAISED. FOR ASSAULTS, STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATION ARE PROPOSED. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PROBLEM OF CHILD ABUSE. THE DISCUSSION OF ROBBERY FOCUSES ON THE OFFICER'S PROPER RESPONSE TO A CALL AND THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION. THE DISCUSSION OF BURGLARY INVESTIGATION CENTERS ON MECHANICAL DEVICES AND THE EVIDENCE THEY PRESENT. THE PRESENTATION OF VEHICLE THEFT INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS OF THE TOOLS EMPLOYED BY SKILLED VEHICLE THIEVES AND THE VARIOUS MEANS OF IDENTIFYING VEHICLES. THE SECTION OF LARCENY INCLUDES GUIDELINES ON SHOPLIFTING INVESTIGATION AND COIN TELEPHONE LARCENY INVESTIGATION. THE DYNAMICS OF BOTH SMALL AND LARGE SCALE FENCING OPERATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN ORDER TO GIVE THE PROSPECTIVE POLICE OFFICER A FEELINGS FOR THE CRIMES INVOLVED. IN THE AREA OF DRUGS, SPECIFIC DRUGS ARE DESCRIBED IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE POLICE OFFICER AS TO DISTINCTIONS IN THE LAW. THE VARIOUS ROLES OF ORGANIZED CRIME ARE ALSO PRESENTED. ATTENTION IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARSONISTS. FINALLY, DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRAUD AND THE PROPER INVESTIGATIONS THAT SHOULD FOLLOW ARE ADDRESSED. CREDIT CARD FRAUD, TELEPHONE FRAUD, AND CHECK FORGERY ARE DISCUSSED. AN INDEX, REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT NO TABLES OR BIBLIOGRAPHY, ARE INCLUDED. (MLC)