Adcock, James M.

Death investigations / James M. Adcock, Arthur S. Chancellor. - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2013. - xvii, 337 p., [14] p. of plates : illustrations (some col.) ; 23 cm. - Jones & Bartlett Learning's guides to law enforcement investigation .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding death and the death investigation system -- Conceptualizing and applying the investigative process in death cases -- The first responders -- The crime scene -- The preliminary investigation -- Victimology -- Autopsy and interpretation of injuries -- Interviewing witnesses and suspects -- Reconstruction and formalizing the investigative process -- Investigating equivocal deaths -- Common mistakes in death investigations -- Legal coordination and considerations.

978-1-4496-2674-7 (pbk.)


Homicide investigation.
Death -- Causes.
Criminal investigation.
Medical examiners (Law)

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