Includes bibliographical references (pages 514-527) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The investigation of crime -- The history of criminal investigation -- The role of evidence in criminal investigations -- The law and criminal investigation -- Physical evidence and the crime scene -- Interviews and eyewitness identifications -- Interrogations and confessions -- Behavioral analysis and other related evidence -- Information from the public, the media, electronic networks, and other sources -- Death investigation -- The investigation of sex crimes, assault, child abuse, and related offenses -- The investigation of robbery -- The investigation of burglary, vehicle theft, arson, and other property crimes -- Digital evidence and the investigation of fraud and other computer-facilitated crimes -- The documentation and presentation of evidence -- Terrorism, technology and the future of criminal -- Investigation -- References -- Index.