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Murder at 144 Second Edition- Student Investigative File opens with explanations on laboratory protocols, use of crime scene equipment, forensic evidence collection methods and more.  Using problem-based instruction, students learn about a hypothetical crime called into the local police department, complete with professional crime scene illustrations. Students follow case updates and use example legal documentation to build their cases. The investigation culminates in a charge and other court-related outcomes that require the research of relevant case law.

Cognella Active Learning is available for this title through Cognella Publishing! Adopting instructors can provide students with dynamic online learning activities that reinforce key concepts from the text, provide engaging educational experiences, and support various learning styles.  

The Cognella Active Learning content for Murder at 144-Revised First Edition: The Student Investigative File includes:

• Situational judgment scenarios
• Chapter quizzes 
• Video quizzes
• Deck of digital flashcards
• Comprehensive exam
• Online narration by subject matter expert

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Introduction to the Criminal Justice System - Student Investigative File begins by describing the structure and elements of the criminal justice system, including requirements for hiring, substantive laws, elements of a crime, and more. Threaded throughout the text is a hypothetical investigative scenario that describes a crime called into the local police department.  Students, acting as the investigator, review crime scene illustrations, follow case and lab updates, and use example legal documentation to practice the basics of building a case while developing leads and logical next investigative steps throughout.  Students learn about the different levels of law enforcement, roles and responsibilities in policing, law enforcement databases, and basic forensics.  While actively working through the investigative scenario, students learn relevant case law and related case studies. Throughout the text, students learn how police solve a crime while using appropriate investigative techniques and applying the law. 

 Cognella Active Learning is available for this title through Cognella Publishing! Adopting instructors can provide students with dynamic online learning activities that reinforce key concepts from the text, provide engaging educational experiences, and support various learning styles.

The Cognella Active Learning content for Introduction to the Criminal Justice System: The Student Investigative File includes:

• Section quizzes 
• Flashcards
• Hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking, analysis, and situational judgment 
• Online narration by subject matter expert
• Videos and discussion questions

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Terrorism & National Security Student Investigative File - Revised First Edition helps students foster their knowledge of classifications and designations of terrorism, investigative techniques, legal considerations, hate crimes, relevant case material, group versus individual offenders, and more.  Additional content includes a fillable vocabulary list, a review of the criminal justice system, additional professional record-keeping and report-writing exercises, and more.  Terrorism and National Security Revised First Edition: Student Investigative File is a uniquely immersive educational experience that provides students with terrorism and national security-related fact patterns and hypothetical, fluid scenarios while challenging them to assume the role of an investigator. As the investigator, students examine the facts, build a case, and plan court-related outcomes within this affordable text/workbook with accompanying active learning materials.  To complement the fact patterns, the text includes crime scene illustrations, worksheets, and example legal documentation.  Students receive investigative updates throughout each section to help organize and build their case while also learning professional record-keeping and report writing skills. With proper investigative techniques and application of the law, their investigation culminates in a hypothetical resolution and charge.

Terrorism & National Security-Revised First Edition: The Student Investigative File includes:

• Section quizzes 
• Flashcards
• Hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking, analysis and situational judgment 
• Online narration by subject matter expert
• Videos and discussion questions

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Purchase this book now through our publisher.

Terrorism & National Security Student Investigative File - Abridged High School Version- Social Studies Special is designed specifically for high school students as part of the social studies curriculum, this version uses a word bank, fillable charts, and interactive exercises to introduce students to the basic classifications and designations of terrorism, investigative techniques, legal considerations, hate crimes, relevant case material, investigations of a group versus individual offenders, and more with a uniquely integrated traditional and practitioner's approach to instruction.  
Students assume the role of the lead investigator in an active problem-solving curriculum containing hypothetical crimes and fact patterns.  

The Cognella Active Learning content includes:

• Section quizzes 
• Flashcards
• Hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking, analysis and situational judgment exercises
• Videos and discussion questions
• Online narration by subject matter expert

Order your digital review copy by emailing: mnagy@cognella.com 

Please contact  mnagy@cognella.com  to order or mportier@cognella.com for more information.

Currently available as a course pack by special request. 

 Fraud, White-Collar & Organized Crime: Student Investigative File As the investigator, students must use appropriate and lawful investigative techniques, proper legal documentation, and correct application of the law. The course pack includes professional illustrations, fact patterns, and case information, along with assignments, worksheets, example legal documentation, and topics for further discussion.  Topics include traditional organized crime, criminal enterprises, racketeering, definitions and types of fraud, money laundering and more.  

The Cognella Active Learning content includes:

• Section quizzes 
• Flashcards
• Hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking, analysis and situational judgment exercises
• Videos and discussion questions

Order your digital review copy by emailing: mnagy@cognella.com 

Please contact  mnagy@cognella.com  to order or mportier@cognella.com for more information.

Currently available as a course pack by special request

Criminal Psychology & the Law:  Student Investigative File is the sixth work of the series and delves into Criminal Law and Procedures surrounding arrests, competencies, the insanity defense, and more.  The student explores the world of criminal psychology, including offender and victim profiling, through active learning and problem-solving scenarios.  Students learn the correct application of the law and essential concepts of criminal psychology through multiple hypothetical crime scenes and fact patterns.   To develop critical thinking and analysis skills, students design offender and victim profiles and assess threats as they learn the intricacies of crime scene analysis, the law, and professional record-keeping and report-writing skills.

The Cognella Active Learning content includes:

• Section quizzes 
• Flashcards
• Hypothetical scenarios for critical thinking, analysis and situational judgment 
• Videos and discussion questions

Order your digital review copy by emailing: mnagy@cognella.com

Please contact  mnagy@cognella.com  to order or mportier@cognella.com for more information.