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This practical field guide contains many of the checklists necessary to guide the first responder step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these protocols, techniques and checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. * Covers basic investigation protocols as well as protocols for sexual assault* Contains diagrams on how to search the scene, how to sketch the scene, and physical evidence guidelines as well as a forensic photography primer* Includes a detailed checklist of who, what, where, when, why and how.
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• Preface
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Chap.
• 1. Death defined
• Chap.
• 2. The role of the death investigator
• Chap.
• 3. Identifying the victim
• Chap.
• 4. Cause and manner of death
• Chap.
• 5. Establishing time of death
• Chap.
• 6. Causes of death
• Chap.
• 7. Asphyxia by poisoning
• Chap.
• 8. Deaths due to fire
• Chap.
• 9. Drowning
• Chap.
• 10. Gunshot wounds
• Chap.
• 11. Cutting, stabbing and blunt trauma
• Chap.
• 12. Electrical and lightning deaths
• Chap.
• 13. Traffic crashes
• Chap.
• 14. Deaths due to cocaine
• Chap.
• 15. Infant death
• Chap.
• 16. Suicide
• Chap.
• 17. Homicide
• Chap.
• 18. The scene
• Chap.
• 19. Use of blood as evidence
• Chap.
• 20. Use of hypnosis
• Chap.
• 21. Use of psychics
• Chap.
• 22. Studies and experiments
• Glossary
• Index.

This book is a handbook and practical guide for police death investigators. The book is divided into two sections, one for in-depth reading and the other as a quick reference section. The book defines death and the role of the police death investigator and discusses the various aspects and causes of death. It covers identifying the victim; establishing time of death by post-mortem changes; drowning; gunshot wounds; cutting, stabbing, and blunt trauma; asphyxia by poisoning and other means; deaths due to fire; electrical and lightning deaths; traffic crash-related deaths; deaths due to cocaine; infant death; suicide; homicide; and studies and experiments, including use of computers to document information from the experiments and to create and manipulate databases. It includes data on crime scenes, use of such evidence as blood spatter and fly larvae, and use of hypnosis and psychics in major case investigations. It also contains a comprehensive glossary and photographs from actual cases. The guiding theme of the handbook is that teamwork in death investigations is essential to achieve viable and effective solutions.

• Dedication Acknowledgements Authors' Note Foreword
• Part 1: Introduction Chapter One: The Critical Value of 911 Call Analysis Chapter Two: Case Study: Mr. and Mrs. Hunt
• Part 2: Who Is the Call About? Chapter Three: Does the Caller Demand Help? Chapter Four: Does the Caller Provide an Immediate Assessment of the Victim? Chapter Five: Who is the Caller's Focus? Chapter Six: Does the Caller Accept the Victim's Death? Chapter Seven: Does the Caller Provide Aid to the Victim as Directed?
• Part 3: What is the Call About? Chapter Eight: Is the Information Relevant? Chapter Nine: How Does the Caller Describe the Situation? Chapter Ten: How Does the Caller Prioritize the Information? Chapter Eleven: How Does the Caller Describe the Conditions?
• Part 4: How is the Call Made? Chapter Twelve: Does the Caller Express Urgency or No Urgency? Chapter Thirteen: Is the Caller Fearful? Chapter Fourteen: Is the Caller in Close Proximity to the Victim? Chapter Fifteen: Does the Caller Begin with Initial Sounds or Initial Delays? Chapter Sixteen: Does the Caller Use Aggressive Demands or Passive Defenses? Chapter Seventeen: Does the Caller Show Cooperation with Dispatcher or Resistance to Dispatcher?
• Part 5: Independent Guilty Indicators Chapter Eighteen: Attempts to Convince Chapter Nineteen: Awkward Phrases Chapter Twenty: Conflicting Facts Chapter Twenty-One: "Huh?" Factor Chapter Twenty-Two: "I Don't Know" Chapter Twenty-Three: Isolated "Please" Chapter Twenty-Four: Lack of Contractions Chapter Twenty-Five: No Modulation Chapter Twenty-Six: Unexplained Knowledge Chapter Twenty-Seven: Indicators Trending Toward Guilty
• Part 6: The Big Picture Chapter Twenty-Eight: Does the Call Match the Scene? Chapter Twenty-Nine: Create a Timeline: Murder Does Not Happen in a Vacuum
• Part 7: 911 Analysis Tips for the Law Enforcement Team Chapter Thirty: 911 Analysis Tips for Dispatchers Chapter Thirty-One: 911 Analysis Tips for Patrol Officers Chapter Thirty-Two: 911 Analysis Tips for Investigators Chapter Thirty-Three: 911 Analysis Tips for Prosecutors Chapter Thirty-Four: Case Studies Epilogue Appendices Appendix A: Case Study Analyses Appendix B: Glossary of Terms Index.
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This book provides police investigators and homicide detectives with a practical method of analyzing 911 homicide calls to uncover the truth. A structured analysis of 911 homicide calls can directly aid in developing investigative leads, planning interviews and solving cases. Case examples present proven, reliable methods as to when a caller is telling the truth or not. This book lays out a framework to analyze the call to determine truth from fiction. Every member of the investigative team, from call-taker to first responder, investigator, coroner's investigators, and prosecutor, can contribute to the success of investigations through their knowledge of 911 call analysis.
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