Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers

Authors: Lofland, Lee
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: LAW026000, LAN005050, LAN005040
ISBN: 9781582976921, Related ISBNs: 1582976929, 9781582976921
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 400,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement.

With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, author Lee Lofland is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and crime scene investigations who consults regularly with best-selling authors and television producers. Now you can benefit from his years of experience with Police Procedure & Investigation.

This comprehensive resource includes:

   • More than 80 photographs, illustrations, and charts showing everything from defensive moves used by officers to prison cells and autopsies
   • Detailed information on officer training, tools of the trade, drug busts, con air procedures, crime scene investigation techniques, and more
   • First-person details from the author about his experiences as a detective, including accounts of arrests, death penalty executions, and criminal encounters
Police Procedure & Investigation is the next best thing to having a police detective personally assigned to your book!
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