Beers, Dean A. <br/><br/>
Practical methods for legal investigations :  concepts and protocols in civil and criminal cases / 
Dean A. Beers 
 - CRC Press ,  Boca Raton, FL :  c2011 
 - xxiii, 358 pages :  ill. ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index 
<br/><br/>What is a professional legal investigator -- Stage one : prepare -- Stage two : inquire -- Stage three : analyze -- Stage four : document -- Stage five : report -- Understanding the completion of this investigative protocol -- The 80/20 rule of investigation (and all things related) -- Rules and ethics as agent for attorneys -- Equivocal legal investigations and subject assessment -- The legal investigator's relationship with families -- Conducting comprehensive background investigations -- Crash course on forensic photography -- Reviewing and comprehending autopsy reports -- Introduction to common composite scenarios : using this investigtive protocol and reporting -- Investigating nursing home and elder deaths (and abuse) -- Equivocal death analysis and investigation -- Investigating motor vehicle collisions -- Criminal defense : felony assault and sex assault 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439844847 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evidence (Law)--United States<br/>Investigations--United States<br/>Private investigators--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Criminal investigation--United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.736