Publisher's Synopsis
"Investigative techniques and procedures continually advance and improve. New developments in forensic science, criminalistics, computerization, electronic databases, and the Internet continue to change investigative practices. This tenth edition of O'Hara's Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation reflects these changes while remaining focused on the fundamentals of criminal investigation to help investigators build a solid foundation of investigative skills. When Charles O'Hara wrote the first edition of this text in 1956, gathering information was a laborious and tedious process. Today, most investigators can gather a wealth of background information using electronic databases, Internet search engines, or social networking sites. Despite all these technological advancements, much of the role of criminal investigators remains unchanged. The time-honored methods of collecting information are still effective and used in addition to electr
