Fundamentals of CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION Principles & Intelligence Management

This book is written in an exceptional style, to elucidate the meaning, purpose and the role of criminal investigation. Criminal investigation is a collective of procedures by which misbehaviors are considered and criminals apprehended. The criminal detective seeks to establish the approaches, purposes, and characteristics of offenders. Criminal Detectives examine crimes and provide law enforcement with testimony that could lead to an arrest. The individuals who holds this profession will gather any physical or electronic evidences at crime scenes. Subsequent, during investigation phases, they endeavor to gather intelligence about what transpired.

The book is very suitable to law enforcers, policy makers, lecturers, undergraduates and post graduates in any college and university, since it will act as a reference for their work.

Professor Ndikaru wa Teresia is a well-known activist on environment and human rights issues in Kenya. He has made remarkable contribution to the rights of the oppressed people in Thika, Kenya. In September 14 1992 he led a mass demonstration of hundreds of people against KEL Factory which produced chemicals which were affecting people in Thika. He is a professor of criminology in the Department of Criminology and Legal Studies, and the Catholic Chaplain at The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi.

Professor Ndikaru was born in Kamirithu Village, Limuru, Kiambu, Kenya. He was educated at Kamandura Lower Primary School, Limuru-Kenya, Kigumba Intermediary Primary School, and Kihura Catholic Upper Primary School in Kigumba, Masindi-Uganda. He attended Queen of Apostles Seminary, Nairobi, for "O" and "A" levels. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pontifical University of Urbaniana, Rome-Italy, Master's degree in Disaster Management from University of Nairobi, and PhD in Criminology from Kenyatta University.

He is the Founder and Administrator of St Matia Mulumba Mission Hospital in Thika and Administrator of KENGO/St Mulumba Environment Quality Assessment, which assessed environment pollution in Thika. Professor Ndikaru is a prolific writer with several books to his name. He has authored Introduction to Disaster Management, Research Methodology Volume 1 and 11, Crime Differentials in Nairobi Metropolitan Slum Areas, Introduction to Penology, Cry of the Oppressed, Introduction to Victimology, Pollution and Urban Life in Kenya, The Slums Juvenile Delinquency in Kenya, Introduction to Criminology, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism. He also co-authored with Waithaka Waihenya the book 'A Voice Unstilled; Archbishop Ndingi Mwana'a'Nzeki.'

Professor Ndikaru was for many years the editor of "Mwananchi Magazine", owned and published by Kenya Episcopal Conference, "The Voice Newsletter", published by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, "Thika Ecumenical Newsletter", which was owned and published by Anglican Church of Kenya, the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and Catholic Church in Thika. He is widely published in reputable international peer reviewed journals.