Cold case homicides: practical investigative techniques
Addressing methods particularly valuable to cold cases, the book provides information on cold case reconstruction, investigative techniques, and case reviews. The author merges theory with practice using case histories, photographs, illustrations, and checklists to convey concepts and provide a practical basis for cold cases. He combines techniques from forensics, psychology, and criminal investigation that have proven effective in this field, paying special attention to technologies that may n…
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- Full title :Cold case homicides : practical investigative techniques / Richard H. Walton.
Summary
Addressing methods particularly valuable to cold cases, the book provides information on cold case reconstruction, investigative techniques, and case reviews. The author merges theory with practice using case histories, photographs, illustrations, and checklists to convey concepts and provide a practical basis for cold cases. He combines techniques from forensics, psychology, and criminal investigation that have proven effective in this field, paying special attention to technologies that may not have been available at the time of the crime. Coverage includes the legal perspective of following a cold case from reopening through trial.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC/Taylor & Francis
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:631 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color), map ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:084932209X, 9780849322099
- oclc:ocm62381549
- LC Classification:HV8073
- Dewey Decimal:363.25/952
Table of Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributing authors -- Introduction -- Part I. Investigation. Chapter 1. The cold case problem / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 2. Case file review / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 3. Read the book : learn the case / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 4. Investigation / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 5. The prosecution of cold case murders / Anne Marie Schubert -- Chapter 6. Databases : ViCAP, HITS, and TracKRS / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 7. FBI : NCJIS and NCIC / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 8. Interviewing senior citizens / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 9. Death certificate and obituary / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 10. The coroner's inquest / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 11. Cold case squads / Richard H. Walton -- Chapter 12. The media in cold case investigation -- Part II. Technology. Chapter 13. Friction skin impressions / Edwardo Palma -- Chapter 14. Automated fingerprint identification systems / Peter D. Komarinski -- Chapter 15. From serology to DNA in cold case investigations -- Chapter 16. Mitochondrial DNA examination of cold case crime scene hairs / Terry Melton -- Chapter 17. DNA as a witness / Zach Gaskin -- Chapter 18. Combined DNA Index System…
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