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Daniel A. Reilly is the professor of Criminology, Law, and Society at George Mason University. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for thirty years, including as a Special Agent Criminal Investigator. As an FBI agent, he worked on a wide variety of criminal cases and helped start the FBI's Safe Streets Program. He headed the FBI's Evidence Response Team at the Washington Field Office and supplied extensive experience and training on crime scene examination. After his retirement from the FBI, Reilly worked as a private consulting analyst with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force operations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Reilly has also served as an expert witness in street gang and bank robbery cases. Along with his professional career in law enforcement, he has published a book on crime scene examination, entitled Working the Scene (2008), and taught other law enforcement professionals in the U.S. and worldwide in a variety of fields related to criminal justice.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Criminal Investigation Defined
Chapter 2: Criminal Code
Chapter 3: Constitutional Rights
Chapter 4: Teamwork
Chapter 5: Prioritizing Investigations
Chapter 6: Victims and Witnesses
Chapter 7: Crime Scene Analysis
Chapter 8: Investigative Plan
Chapter 9: Goals and Steps for an Investigation
Chapter 10: Physical Evidence
Chapter 11: Administrative Procedures
Chapter 12: Bringing the Case to Court
Chapter 13: Interviews and Interrogations
Chapter 14: Confidential Informants
Chapter 15: Investigative Intelligence
Chapter 16: Tactical Considerations
Chapter 17: Covert Investigations
Epilogue
Glossary
References
Dan Reilly has created a comprehensive and informative book with Finding the Truth with Criminal Investigations. Reilly has taken the time to not only detail the important steps and pitfalls in law enforcement criminal investigations but, to weave his work and life experience into cautionary lessons and instruction a layperson can understand. As a retired law enforcement professional and instructor in criminal investigations, I found a plethora of text books on this subject but, not one that presents the material with the tradecraft so clearly explained and detailed. In my opinion, Reilly’s book is a well-organized compilation of facts and experience, honed from years of professional public service to citizens from all walks of life – most especially the victims and their friends and families. Law enforcement professionals take pride in establishing integrity and a sense of duty to their work but the most significant and singular thread is their desire to serve the victims. Finding the Truth with Criminal Investigations: Suspect, Subject, Defendant follows that tradition as well.
— Steven D. Remick, Retired 1st Lieutenant, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, VA
Reilly has fashioned an ambitious text that follows the development, progression, and closure of criminal investigations through the experienced lens of a seasoned specialist in the field.
— Lindsay Nelson
As a homicide detective for 18 years, and an adjunct college instructor for 15, I really appreciate this text. I believe the goal of every investigation is only to prove the truth, and I really appreciate the title of this text as well as the content! Finding the Truth with Criminal Investigation is practical, real, and understandable without any trendy filler.
— Ivan M. Kaminsky, Adjunct Professor, Administration of Justice, Mesa Community College