A Brief History of Criminal Investigation

John Eterno

doi:10.4324/9781439897485

A Brief History of Criminal Investigation

John Eterno

Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

Research & Scholarship: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript

Abstract

OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Crime exists in every human society. Social scientists call this phenomenon a cultural universal. Crime, then, is an inescapable truth of human existence as we know it. Before crime can occur, however, there must be laws, formal government-created rules that can be obeyed or disobeyed. Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz (2002) observed that laws develop and change based on human experience. e many varieties of cultures and human experiences have paved the way for many di—erent laws and enforcement institutions, including those familiar to most Americans. Civilizations throughout history have addressed the need for lawmaking; the Code of Hammurabi, Ten Commandments, Magna Carta, and U.S. Constitution are examples of milestones of law.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Introduction to Criminal Investigation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781439897485
State	Published - 2012

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Law
Law Enforcement and Corrections

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