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Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, Third Edition -- Instructor's Guide

NCJ Number
183084
Author(s)
James W. Osterburg; Richard H. Ward; Gordon M. Armstrong
Editor(s)
Ellen S. Boyne
Date Published
2000
Length
210 pages
Annotation
Designed to accompany the main criminal investigation text, this instructor's guide contains resources for instructors, provides learning objectives and key terms and concepts, and includes a test bank.
Abstract
The instructor's guide contains teaching tips that are designed to enhance the presentation of material in the criminal investigation text. Included are crossword puzzles covering important terms and concepts and suggestions for the use of video segments. Disks include test bank files and PowerPoint presentation slides. The instructor's guide parallels topics covered in the main criminal investigation text. These topics include responsibilities and attributes of criminal investigators, physical evidence, records and files, informants, surveillance, eyewitness identification, interview and interrogation, homicide, robbery, rape and other sex crimes, burglary, arson, terrorism, computer and communications technology, enterprise crime (organized, economic, and white collar), criminal investigation management, control over criminal investigations through constitutional law, evidence and effective testimony, cults and ritual crime, and raids. Two disks included