The Process of Investigation: Concepts and Strategies for Investigators in the Private Sector / Edition 4

by Charles A. Sennewald CPP, John Tsukayama CPP, CFE, PCI

Overview

The Process of Investigation, Fourth Edition addresses the needs of today’s private sector investigative professional by providing a full-spectrum treatment of the investigative process, from case inception and investigative strategy selection to executing complex investigative techniques, to creating reports useful for corporate, legal, and prosecutorial purposes.Continuing in the tradition of its previous editions, The Process of Investigation, Fourth Edition covers essential topics overlooked in books on the public aspects of investigation. Investigative skills such as surveillance techniques, interviewing and interrogation, collecting and documenting evidence, and taking confessions and written statements are all discussed, and supplemented with updated case studies and examples from the authors’ own professional experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128001660
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/08/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Charles Sennewald, CMC, CPP, CPO, independent security management consultant and the author of numerous Butterworth-Heinemann titles: The Process of Investigation; Shoplifting; Security Consulting; and Effective Security Management. Mr. Sennewald is the founder and first president of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants and a member of ASIS and ASET.

Table of Contents

PART I. FUNDAMENTALS OF SECURITY INVESTIGATION

Chapter 1. The Investigative Process

Chapter 2. A Comparison of Public and Private Sectors

Chapter 3. Qualities of the Investigator

Chapter 4. Managing the Investigative Function

PART II. METHODS OF SECURITY INVESTIGATION

Chapter 5. Undercover Investigations

Chapter 6. Surveillance

Chapter 7. Background Investigations

Chapter 8. Discovering Covert Crimes

PART III. BUILDING A CASE

Chapter 9. Interviews and Interrogations

Chapter 10. An Overview of the Interview and Interrogation Process

Chapter 11. Evidence

Chapter 12. Written Statements, Admissions, and Confessions

Chapter 13. The Use of Informants

Chapter 14. Report Writing and Note Taking

PART IV. APPLYING INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGIES

Chapter 15. Problems Arise: The What of Investigation

Chapter 16. Crime and Solution: The How of Investigation

Chapter 17. Identifying Suspects: The Who of Investigation

Chapter 18. Finding Information: The Where of Investigation

Chapter 19. The Time Factor: The When of Investigation

Chapter 20. Establishing Motive: The Why of Investigation

PART V.TECHNOLOGICAL AND SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES

Chapter 21. Imagery

Chapter 22. Computers in Private Sector Investigations

Chapter 23. Targeted Violence Investigations

Chapter 24. Discrimination Investigations

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From the Publisher

A practical guide for private sector investigators on how to conduct comprehensive investigations

Editorial Reviews

"You get what you pay for in this book — the best available information … this is an effective and valuable investigative manual." —Canadian Security

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