Death investigations /

Adcock, James M.

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

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.

9781449626747 (pbk.) 1449626742


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

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