Joseph L. Giacalone, The Criminal Investigative Function Reviews

“Shows what the police field is really like”

Written on: 06/11/2012 by plappen (19 reviews written)

The Criminal Investigative Function: A Guide for New Investigators, Joseph L. Giacalone, 2011, ISBN 9781608850235 Many law enforcement textbooks have been written by academics with little, or no, real experience. The author of this book has many years of actual, crime scene experience. On TV, detectives will get a phone call, quickly write down an address, and then rush out the door. It's dramatic, and it's also a bad idea. A quick check in the police computer will show if police have been... (read more)