This book provides protocols for suicide and equivocal death investigation, police action shooting investigations and a homicide supervisor's checklist. It contains state-of-the-art anatomical graphics in full color to assist the investigator in describing any injuries or wounds to the body.

The Checklist Approach to Homicide Investigation. The Homicide Crime Scene. The Patrol Officer's Duties. The First Officer Initiates the Homicide Investigation. The Patrol Officer's Checklist. The Preliminary Investigation at the Scene. The Investigative Checklist. Duties of the Detective Supervisor upon Arrival at the Scene. Specific Investigative Duties at the Scene. Suicide Investigation. Final Exit Suicides. Suicide-By-Cop Scenarios. Autoerotic Fatalities. Investigative Fatal Fires Checklist. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS ). Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Crime Scene Documentation. Documentation of the Crime Scene Sketch. Recommendations and Guidelines for Proper. Death Notifications to Surviving Family. Members. Sex-Related Homicide Investigation. Medicolegal Considerations. Supervisor's Homicide Checklist. Investigation of Police-Related Shootings. Investigation of OISs and Use of Deadly Force. Incidents. Appendix. Procedures for the Collection of Evidence. Collection of Specific Types of Evidence. Crime Scene Collection of Electronic and. Digital Evidence. Notes.