"Practical Investigation of Sex Crimes: A Strategic and Operational Approach is a systematic guide for investigating sex crimes that provides law enforcement officials with the essential tools for thorough investigations of these common, yet very specialized, crimes. This unique resource explains how agencies can establish an operational approach to effectively manage cases, includes special techniques for interviewing victims, and identifies distinct investigative strategies for different kinds of sex crimes."--Jacket.

Includes index.

The Need for Specialization --Liability -- Impact on Community -- Impact on Police -- Corroboration -- Impact of Sexual Assault of Children -- District Attorney -- Hospital Staff, Social Workers, Rape Advocates -- What Is Sexual Assault? -- Public Perception -- Looking beyond the Definitions -- Legal Definitions -- Personnel Criteria -- Impediments -- Aversion to Subject Material -- Emotional Support and Control -- A Different Type of Investigation -- Limitations of Training -- Qualities of the Sex Crime Investigator -- Compassion and Professionalism -- Ability to Gain Confidence of Victims -- Nonjudgmental Approach -- Knowledgeable and Skilled Investigators -- Skilled Interrogators -- Appearance -- Managerial Support -- The Gender Issue -- Provisional Status of New Investigators -- The Two Crime Scenes -- The First Officer and the Location-of-Occurrence Crime Scene -- Steps for the First Officer to Take -- Obstacles for the First Officer to Overcome -- The Investigative Team -- Forensic Techniques -- Responsibilities of the Investigative Team -- The Forensic Team: Evidence Response Team -- Investigative Search of Crime Scene -- The Search -- Automated Fingerprint Identification System -- The Victim and Residual Evidence -- At the Hospital -- The Rape Kit -- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) -- DNA -- Combined DNA Index System -- Identical Twins and Identification -- Collecting Samples for DNA Analysis from Suspects -- Legal Criteria -- Buccal Swab -- Surreptitious Collection of DNA from Suspects during Questioning.