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Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1

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Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1

by Hans Gross

English· 15:44:18· 44 chapters
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and 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 1 (of 3) consists of Part 1 of the 4 parts in the work. - Summary by TriciaG

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    13:20
  2. Chapter 2

    Introduction

    24:46
  3. Chapter 3

    The Investigating Officer i-ii

    11:50
  4. Chapter 4

    The Investigating Officer iii

    32:20
  5. Chapter 5

    The Investigating Officer iv

    18:43
  6. Chapter 6

    The Investigating Officer v

    28:54
  7. Chapter 7

    The Investigating Officer vi

    15:02
  8. Chapter 8

    The Investigating Officer vii

    23:51
  9. Chapter 9

    The Investigating Officer viii-ix

    18:34
  10. Chapter 10

    The Investigating Officer x

    10:32
  11. Chapter 11

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused i-ii

    20:12
  12. Chapter 12

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.A.1.a, part 1

    23:34
  13. Chapter 13

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.A.1.a, part 2

    20:30
  14. Chapter 14

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.A.1.b

    16:19
  15. Chapter 15

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.A.2.a-b

    28:16
  16. Chapter 16

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.A.2.c

    30:49
  17. Chapter 17

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.B

    32:34
  18. Chapter 18

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused ii.C

    05:02
  19. Chapter 19

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused iii, part 1

    18:10
  20. Chapter 20

    Examination of Witnesses and Accused iii, part 2

    24:32
  21. Chapter 21

    Inspection of Localities i-ii

    22:17
  22. Chapter 22

    Inspection of Localities iii

    25:14
  23. Chapter 23

    Inspection of Localities iv

    14:54
  24. Chapter 24

    Equipment of the Investigating Officer

    14:25
  25. Chapter 25

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him i

    18:53
  26. Chapter 26

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ii.A-C

    30:46
  27. Chapter 27

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ii.D

    27:58
  28. Chapter 28

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ii.E-G

    33:51
  29. Chapter 29

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him iii-iii.B

    22:29
  30. Chapter 30

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him iii.C

    29:51
  31. Chapter 31

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him iii.D-F

    16:55
  32. Chapter 32

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him iii.G

    26:03
  33. Chapter 33

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him iv-v

    23:42
  34. Chapter 34

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him vi-vii

    19:03
  35. Chapter 35

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him viii, part 1

    25:35
  36. Chapter 36

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him viii, part 2

    25:40
  37. Chapter 37

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ix.A

    11:46
  38. Chapter 38

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ix.B, part 1

    20:38
  39. Chapter 39

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ix.B, part 2

    22:40
  40. Chapter 40

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him ix.C

    24:03
  41. Chapter 41

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him x

    13:30
  42. Chapter 42

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him xi.A-B

    31:20
  43. Chapter 43

    The Expert and How to Make Use of Him xi.C-xii

    06:47
  44. Chapter 44

    Legitimate Sphere of the Public Press

    18:08