Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of criminal investigation -- The crime scene : field notes, documenting, and reporting -- Processing the crime scene -- Identification of criminal suspects : field and laboratory processes -- Legal issues in criminal investigation -- Interviews and interrogations -- Criminal intelligence and surveillance operations -- Management of informants and undercover operations -- Death investigations -- Robbery -- Assault and related offenses -- Missing and abducted persons -- Crimes against children: child abuse and child fatalities -- Theft-related offenses -- Arson, bombings, and terrorism -- Gangs, organized crime, and drugs -- White-collar and computer crime -- Preparation for court.