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FUNDAMENTALS OF HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION

NCJ Number
19768
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 11-18
Author(s)
E M NICKELS
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
A BASIC GUIDE TO THE NOVICE INVESTIGATOR TO AID DEATH INVESTIGATIONS.
Abstract
THESE FUNDAMENTAL ARE PRESENTED IN NARRATIVE FORM. THE AUTHOR STRESSES THE NEED TO RECORD EVENTS, WITNESSES, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND LIGHT QUALITY. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE THREE POSSIBILITIES OF HOMICIDES, SUICIDE, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH ARE ALWAY PRESENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE, AND THE INVESTIGATOR MUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND IN THIS REGARD.

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