Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
criminal investigation
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Read Next
Polygraph Lie Detector Machine
Do Lie Detectors Actually Work?
Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, lithograph by Kurz and Allison, circa 1888.
9 Questions About the American Civil War Answered
Discover
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
Attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor infographic. World War II. Hawaii. United States. Japan. SPOTLIGHT VERSION
Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline
Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece
Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors

criminal investigation: Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/criminal-investigation
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Wiesenthal, Simon
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish human-rights activist
LaFayette Curry Baker
United States general
Leader of the “Untouchables”
Eliot Ness
American crime fighter
Beate Kunzel Klarsfeld
German-French political activist
Serge Klarsfeld
French political activist

Related Quizzes and Features

Demystified
Polygraph Lie Detector Machine
Do Lie Detectors Actually Work?