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)