Ensminger, John J.

Police and military dogs : criminal detection, forensic evidence, and judicial admissibility / John J. Ensminger. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2012. - xxiv, 333 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-297) and index.

Development of police and military dog functions -- Canine biology and behavior -- History and judicial acceptance of tracking and trailing evidence -- Scientific analysis of tracking, trailing, and scent identification / John J. Ensminger and Tadeusz Jezierski -- Tracking and trailing in criminal investigations and prosecutions -- Judicial admissibility of scent lineup evidence -- Scent lineups in criminal investigations and prosecutions / John J. Ensminger and Tadeusz Jezierski -- Judicial admissibility of canine detection evidence -- Scientific issues in detection functions -- Automobile sniffs -- Sniffs of luggage, transportation facilities, and hotels -- Mail and package sniffs -- Sniffs of storage areas, cargo, and commercial spaces -- Residential sniffs -- Currency sniffs -- School sniffs -- Explosives, landmine, and bioweapons detection / John J. Ensminger, John Grubbs, and L.E. Papet -- Accelerant detection dogs -- Cadaver dogs / John J. Ensminger, L.E. Papet -- Suspect apprehension and bite issues -- Search and rescue dogs.

9781439872390 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Criminal investigation--United States.
Evidence, Criminal--United States.
Police dogs--Law and legislation--United States.
Searches and seizures--United States.

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