Criminal Investigation (Justice Series) 3rd Edition
by Michael Lyman
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Foundations of Criminal Investigation
2. The Crime Scene: Field Notes, Documenting, and Reporting
3. Processing the Crime Scene
4. Identifying Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Processes
5. Legal Issues in Criminal Investigation
6. Interviews and Interrogations
7. Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations
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8. Informant Management and Undercover Operations
9. Death Investigations
10. Robbery
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11. Assault and Related Offenses
12. Missing and Abducted Persons
13. Crimes against Children: Child Abuse and Child Fatalities
14. Theft and Fraud-Related Offenses
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15. Arson and Bombings
16. Terrorism and National Security Crimes
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To the Instructor
The instructor’s manual is a comprehensive document that includes a chapter overview, chapter
objectives, a lecture outline, and answers to the suggested answers to the end-of-chapter
assignments (Learning Outcomes).
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Course Syllabus (10 weeks)
Course Title: Criminal Investigations Course Number:
Credit Hours: Course Length: 10 Weeks
Date: Course Schedule:
Prerequisite: Instructor:
Phone:
Email:
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Course Description:
This course covers the fundamental principles and procedures employed in the investigation of
crimes. It is a comprehensive introduction to criminal investigation, from the point of police
responding to the crime, collection of evidence, and police reports. The course connects criminal
investigation cases to the real world through innovative pedagogy, and encourages students to
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think critically. This course is designed to develop a working knowledge of the steps of
investigation beginning with the initial security of the crime scene and concluding with the
presentation of evidence.
Course Materials
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• Criminal Investigations
Michael D Lyman, University of Missouri
ISBN-10: 0-13-358794-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-358794-4
©2016 • Prentice Hall
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Course Assignments
• Exams (50 points each – 200 points)
There are four (4) multiple-choice exams. The exams are not cumulative but will be
based on the chapters presented immediately preceding each exam. The format for the
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exam may consist of some type of multiple choices, fill-ins the blanks, and/or essay
questions that pertain to all of the information presented.
• Instructor assignments (10 points each – 100 points)
Assignments will be given out throughout the semester. Students are expected to
complete each assignment and submit them on the due date.
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• “The Case” assignments (10 points each for 100 points)
Students will complete “The Case” assignment at the end of each chapter. Students are
expected to submit them on the due date.
• Project Paper (100 Points)
Students will write a research paper about a criminal procedures topic that is of interest
to them. The paper will be in APA format and contain an introduction, the body of the
research, and a conclusion. The paper must contain in-text citations from at least three
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