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Swanson, Criminal Investigation 8/e
Criminal Investigation, 8/e
Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida- Tampa

The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Criminalistics

Chapter Objectives


1) Explain the importance of the Bow Street Runners

2) Discuss the contribution of Sir Robert Peel's reform to early policing in the United States

3) Explain the history and function of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency

4) Highlight the first major federal investigative agencies and their responsibilities

5) Explain the impact of Supreme Court's "due process revolution" and its impact on policing

6) Discuss Bertillon's method of anthropometry

7) Summarize the historical development of fingerprint identification

8) Explain the concept and practice of DNA typing

9) Outline the milestones in the development of firearms identification