Kären M. Hess
The late Kären Matison Hess authored a wealth of criminal justice textbooks over the course of her career
and was a lifelong member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Association of University Women,
the American Correctional Association, the American Society for Industrial Security, the American Society of Criminologists,
the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the International Association of Chiefs of Police,
the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA), and the Police Executive Research Forum.
Christine Hess Orthmann
Christine Hess Orthmann has been writing and researching in various aspects of criminal justice for over twenty
years. She is a co-author of numerous Cengage books, including COMMUNITY POLICING: PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
(6th edition), CORRECTIONS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (9th edition), and POLICE OPERATIONS
(5th edition), as well as a major contributor to CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (5th edition), INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (9th edition), INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE SECURITY (5th edition), JUVENILE JUSTICE (5th edition),
and CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND RELATED FIELDS: FROM INTERNSHIP TO PROMOTION (6th edition). She is a member
of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), the American Society of Criminology (ASC), the Text and Academic
Authors Association (TAA), and the National Criminal Justice Honor Society (Alpha Phi Sigma), and is a reserve
officer with the Rosemount (Minnesota) Police Department. Christine Hess Orthmann has a Master of Science Degree.
Summary
Criminal Investigation, 9th Edition stresses practical procedures, techniques, and applications of private and
public investigations to provide students with a solid foundation in criminal investigation. Criminal Investigation,
9th Edition features updated, enhanced coverage of such important topics as terrorism and homeland security, cybercrime,
forensics and physical evidence, federal law enforcement investigations, report writing, crimes against children,
photography and sketching, preparing and presenting cases in court, and identity theft. Criminal Investigation,
9th Edition includes a carefully structured learning system, checklists, and visuals to make learning easy.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION.
1. Criminal Investigation: An Overview.
SECTION 2: BASIC INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.
2. Documenting the Crime Scene: Note Taking, Photographing and Sketching.
3. Writing Effective Reports.
4. Searches.
5. Forensics/Physical Evidence.
6. Obtaining Information and Intelligence.
7. Identifying and Arresting Suspects.
SECTION 3: INVESTIGATING VIOLENT CRIMES.
8. Death Investigations.
9. Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking and Elder Abuse.
10. Sex Offenses.
11. Crimes against Children.
12. Robbery.
SECTION 4: INVESTIGATING CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
13. Burglary.
14. Larceny/Theft, Fraud and White-Collar Crime.
15. Motor Vehicle Theft.
16. Arson, Bombs and Explosives.
SECTION 5: OTHER CHALLENGES TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR.
17. Computer Crime.
18. A Dual Threat: Drug-Related Crime and Organized Crime.
19. Criminal Activities of Gangs and Other Dangerous Groups.
20. Terrorism and Homeland Security.
21. Preparing for and Presenting Cases in Court.
Appendix A: Patrol Crime Scene Management Checklist.
Appendix B: Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Case Review Solvability Chart.
Appendix C: Sudden In-Custody Death: An Investigator�s Checklist.
Appendix D: Death Scene Checklist.
Appendix E: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Cold Case Solvability Criteria.
Appendix F: Sample Form for Reporting Bias Crime.
Glossary.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
