Investigating Murder: Detective Work and the Police Response to Criminal Homicide

Investigating Murder: Detective Work and the Police Response to Criminal Homicide

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-234

  Innes, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Forensic; Homicide; Murder investigation; Police detectives; Suspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 5344274385     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199259427.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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