LEADER 03436oam 2200673I 450 001 9910458709303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-25105-X 010 $a1-283-00472-0 010 $a9786613004727 010 $a1-4398-4485-2 024 7 $a10.1201/b10723 035 $a(CKB)2560000000055562 035 $a(EBL)665554 035 $a(OCoLC)708567789 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000486680 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11313978 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486680 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10430347 035 $a(PQKB)11344713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4009997 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665554 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10446290 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL300472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4009997 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000055562 100 $a20180331d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPractical methods for legal investigations $econcepts and protocols in civil and criminal cases /$fDean A. Beers 210 1$aBoca Raton, Fla. :$cCRC Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4398-4484-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat is a professional legal investigator -- Stage one: prepare -- Stage two: inquire -- Stage three: analyze -- Stage four: document -- Stage five: report -- Understanding the completion of this investigative protocol -- The 80/20 rule of investigation (and all things related) -- Rules and ethics as agent for attorneys -- Equivocal legal investigations and subject assessment -- The legal investigator's relationship with families -- Conducting comprehensive background investigations -- Crash course on forensic photography -- Reviewing and comprehending autopsy reports -- Introduction to common composite scenarios -- Investigating nursing home and elder deaths (and abuse) -- Equivocal death analysis and investigation -- Investigating motor vehicle collisions -- Criminal defense: felony assault and sex assault. 330 $aLegal investigators are responsible for providing factual evidence - as the fact finders, they are the foundation for the attorneys they work with daily. The attorney is responsible for forming and implementing the legal strategy and presenting it to the judge or jury. The legal investigator provides checks and balances to ensure that no evidence is being forced upon a theory, and that no theory is being forced upon the evidence. Practical Methods for Legal Investigations: Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases presents legal investigators with a step-by-step pr 606 $aEvidence (Law)$zUnited States 606 $aInvestigations$zUnited States 606 $aPrivate investigators$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aCriminal investigation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEvidence (Law) 615 0$aInvestigations 615 0$aPrivate investigators 615 0$aCriminal investigation 676 $a347.73/6 700 $aBeers$b Dean A.$01039534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458709303321 996 $aPractical methods for legal investigations$92461824 997 $aUNINA