TY - BOOK AU - Beers, Dean A. TI - Practical methods for legal investigations: concepts and protocols in civil and criminal cases SN - 9781439844847 U1 - 347.736 PY - 2011/// CY - CRC Press PB - Boca Raton, FL KW - Evidence (Law) KW - United States KW - Investigations KW - Private investigators KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Criminal investigation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index; 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 ER -