Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 2

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LibriVox recording of Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 2 by Hans Gross. (Translated by John Adam; John Collyer Adam.) Read in English by volunteer readers. Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and an examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of a good investigating officer and how to utilize various experts, to tactics employed by criminals, how to analyze footprints and blood stains, and ways that criminals perpetrate crimes. Some of the remarks relate directly to India, such as disguising one's caste. Volume 2 (of 3) consists of Parts 2 and 3 of the 4 parts in the work. - Summary by TriciaG For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook part 1 (207MB) M4B Audiobook part 2 (185MB)

Directors & creators

Hans Gross

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Detective; Crime; investigation; forensics; analysis; evidence; criminalistics

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