Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures, and Forensic Techniques, Third Edition

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Summary: Still very relative to investigations today
Review: Being in law enforcement and involved in homicide investigations, I have found the contents of this book relevant to modern day homicide investigations. Even though each case presented and some of the techniques used are now outdated, this book overall is a very good source of information on homicide investigations. If you are involved in any aspect of homicide investigation, this book is highly recommended

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Summary: The best teaching book for investigators
Review: I am a legal asst. and read this book as part of an investigation course and my internship. I found it to be extremly informative and helpful. I recommend this book to anyone that is in the legal or investigative fields.

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Summary: Excellent; thorough, in-depth, and professional
Review: I am a writer of police thrillers and had this book recommended to me by a homicide detective. It certainly filled in all kinds of holes in my research, though it is not for the faint of heart. An excellent overview of how a homicide investigation should be conducted.

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Summary: Excellent primer for training
Review: I am not a homicide detective, but had to learn about ivestigative techniques to assist a police department in their reorganization efforts. I found the book to be an excellent reference for novices.

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Summary: A must book for homicide detectives
Review: I have been a homicide investigator for 18 years. This book is a must for any homicide investigator as well as coroners. Included in the book are check off lists, for crime scenes and well defined steps to take during the course of your investigation. The author explains the need and reason for the neighborhood canvas. This book exposes you to various types of death and it truly is the Homicide Bible

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Summary: It's the Bible of Homicide Investigation
Review: I have worked as a crime scene investigator for some 15 years and am now a police academy director. This text is the "Bible" for those of us who investigate murder--there is no better collection of information available. I also recommend Lt. Cmndr. Geberth's course offered throughout the United States under the same title. Get this, but don't leave it laying around--some cop will steal it!

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Summary: It's the Bible of Homicide Investigation
Review: I have worked as a crime scene investigator for some 15 years and am now a police academy director. This text is the "Bible" for those of us who investigate murder--there is no better collection of information available. I also recommend Lt. Cmndr. Geberth's course offered throughout the United States under the same title. Get this, but don't leave it laying around--some cop will steal it!

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Summary: Excellent Investigative Techniques
Review: I purchased this book in a bookstore where someone had it special ordered, saw the content, and decided they did not want it. I read the title, viewed the content, and decided it was a book I had to add to my library. I am currently pre-med, looking to become a forensic pathologist. This text gave me good insight as to approaches taken when doing crime scene investigation. I thoroughly enjoyed the picutres with full explanation of events leading up to the death. A good text for anyone involved in forensic sciences or law enforcement.

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Summary: Excellent Foundational Textbook
Review: I reference this book so often that when I designed our updated online profiling course I knew I couldn't teach it out of anything else. It is foundational in terms of both investigative, forensic, and profiling concepts. Geberth uses a lot of excellent case examples, provides a great deal of insight into various scenarios and investigative strategies, and baselines readers with investigative theory and forensic principles. And that is its strength-- it's heavily grounded in the physical evidence. It is the learned treatise by which all homicide investigators are impeached, and part of the International Association of Identification's certification reading. In terms of usefulness, when I'm working a homicide or rape-homicide series it's a very good encyclopedia-like reference to have on my desk. Brent E. Turvey, MS ([e-mail]) Criminal Profiler, Knowledge Solutions,

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Summary: Still very relative to investigations today
Review: incdredible book on all aspects of forensics..very well written..excellent photography (not for weak stomachs)..six star book