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

Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit)
by Lee Lofland

Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit)
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Author: Lee Lofland
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2007-08-08
ISBN: 1582974551
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Writers Digest Books

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Book Review: Lee Lofland is a great resource for writers
Summary: 5 Stars

Today's readers are savvy and quick to pick up on inaccuracies, so it's important for a writer to be up-to-date on terminology and procedures. Police procedure, murder investigations, the straight dope on DNA, autopsies, prison terminology, and a whole lot of other areas in the crime and mystery genre, Lofland's book is one-stop shopping. Highly recommended.

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

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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