Criminal Investigation or Managers and the Legal Environment

Criminal Investigation

Author: Swanson

Criminal Investigation is recognized as being one of the most comprehesnive books available in the market. It is widely used in undergraduate courses in Criminal Investigation,and also by Police Departments who purchase it for their offices to study when preparing for promotional examinations.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Criminalistics	1
2	Crime and Its Investigation	27
3	The Crime Scene and Its Associated Procedures	39
4	Physical Evidence	78
5	Interviews	148
6	Field Notes and Reporting	169
7	Follow-Up Investigation	185
8	Interrogation	223
9	The Crime Laboratory and the Criminal Investigation Process	253
10	Behavioral Analysis in Criminal Investigation	280
11	Injury and Death Investigation	306
12	Sex-Related Offenses	368
13	Crimes against Children	400
14	Robbery	437
15	Burglary Investigation	467
16	Larceny Offenses	503
17	Vehicle Thefts and Related Offenses	551
18	Computer Crime	604
19	Agricultural, Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes	621
20	Arson Investigation	660
21	Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse	692
22	The Decision to Initiate the Criminal Process	752
23	The Rules of Evidence	762
24	The Investigator as Witness	776
	Index	787

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Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century

Author: Constance E Bagley

Recognized and respected for both its inclusion of cutting edge material and for its strong strategic managerial approach, this is one of the most comprehensive and challenging, yet approachable and understandable legal environments texts on the market. It is equally suitable for students with substantial work experience as well as for those who are studying business for the first time. The text fully looks at the subject matter from the perspective of current and future business managers and leaders by providing an in-depth understanding of how law impacts daily management decisions and business strategies. Its integrated treatment of law and management presents a very strategic perspective, showing how the law provides ways for managers to minimize risk and create value, how to use the law to craft solutions to attain core business objectives, and how to spot legal issues before they become legal problems and effectively handle the inevitable legal disputes that arise in the course of doing business.

Booknews

New edition of a text that provides a broad and detailed understanding of how law impacts daily management decisions and business strategies. With an emphasis upon ethical considerations, Bagley (business administration, Harvard Business School) covers essential legal topics such as agency, contracts, torts, criminal law, antitrust, as well as employment law, intellectual property, lending transactions, securities regulation, and environmental law. He also addresses current concerns in business regulation such as consumer privacy and the Internet, the World Trade Organization, copyright law in cyberspace, mandatory arbitration of employment disputes, employer liability for sexual harassment, selective disclosure of inside information to securities analysts, and the creation, sale, and patentability of genetically modified organisms. Each of the 23 chapters contains three to nine examples of law in action, boxed discussion of how the laws apply to cyberspace, and economic, historical, and political perspectives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)