Criminal Investigation

About our author Michael D. Lyman is professor of criminal justice at Columbia College of Missouri, in Columbia, MO. In addition to being a teaching faculty member, he is the program coordinator of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program and the founder of the college’s Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science program. Before entering academia, he was a criminal investigator for state police organizations in Kansas and Oklahoma. He has taught thousands of law enforcement officers the proper police techniques and methods of professional criminal investigation.Dr. Lyman has authored eight textbooks in criminal justice dealing with areas such as criminal investigation, policing, organized crime, drug enforcement and drug trafficking. Over the last 20 years, he has been called upon as an expert witness on about 450 occasions to review and evaluate criminal investigations and to testify in federal court proceedings nationwide as to the results of his evaluations and his opinions. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wichita State University and his PhD from the University of Missouri, Columbia.Textbooks such as this are an ongoing work in progress, and the author welcomes communication and correspondence about his work. Dr. Lyman can be contacted at Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO 65216 or by email.

• PART I: ESSENTIALS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION1. Foundations and History of Criminal Investigation2. The Crime Scene: Identification and Collection of Evidence3. The Crime Scene: Field Notes, Documenting, and ReportingPART II: FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE PROCESSES4. Identification of Criminal Suspects: Field and Laboratory Services5. Legal Issues in Criminal InvestigationPART III: INFORMATION GATHERING6. Interviews and Interrogations7. Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Operations8. Undercover Operations and Informant ManagementPART IV: CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS9. Death Investigations10. Robbery11. Assault and Related Offenses12. Missing and Abducted Persons13. Crimes against Children: Child Abuse, Child Fatalities, and ExploitationPART V: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY14. Theft-Related Offenses15. Arson, Bombings, and TerrorismPART VI: SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS: DRUG TRAFFICKING, WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, AND POLICE SHOOTING INVESTIGATIONS16. Special Investigations: Drug Trafficking and Gangs17. Special Investigations: White-Collar, Corporate, and Computer-Related Crimes18. Investigations of Officer-Involved ShootingsPART VII: PROSECUTION19. Preparation for CourtAppendicesA. Collection and Preservation of Physical EvidenceB. Cases