Practical methods for legal investigations : concepts and protocols in civil and criminal cases - Beers, Dean A. (Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011)
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
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index
Keywords: Evidence (Law) -- United States; Investigations -- United States; Private investigators -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Criminal investigation -- United States