Description: Combating Arson-for-Profit is a practical, step-by-step, how-to investigator's guide. It provides a model for structuring investigations with emphasis on planning, coordination, & scrupulous attention to records & details. The authors tell how to conduct an investigation & how to collect & handle documentary evidence. They discuss advanced investigative techniques including flowcharting, link analysis, & computer-assisted investigations. Combating Arson-for-Profit describes how to prepare & present a case when the investigation is completed & includes "Anatomy of an Arson-for-Profit Investigation," a fictionalized case based on an actual federal prosecution. The book also includes a companion computer disk with forms, illustrations, & investigative flowchart. This second edition is a complete update, providing the scope & detail of information required to further the expertise of any individual or group conducting arson-for-profit investigations. Combating Arson-for-Profit will be useful to: * Fire & arson in

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