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The homicide crime scene -- First officer's duties: general -- First officer's duties: specific -- The preliminary investigation at the scene: the detectives -- Specific investigative duties at the scene -- The crime scene photographs -- The crime scene sketch -- The homicide crime scene search -- Estimating time of death -- The identity of the deceased; Resources for missing and unidentified persons cases -- Death notifications: the surviving family as secondary victims -- Modes of death -- Suicide investigation -- The investigation of sex-related homicides -- Homosexual homicides -- Forensic application of DNA analysis: introduction -- Collection of evidence -- The autopsy -- The news media in homicide investigations -- Identification of suspects -- Investigative assessment: criminal personality profiling -- Equivocal death investigation -- Narcotics-related homicides -- Practical homicide investigation: supervision and management of the homicide investigation.