RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS, INCLUDING REPORT WRITING AND FORMS TO ASSIST IN PROPERLY OBTAINING AND GATHERING EVIDENCE, ARE DISCUSSED. ALSO REVIEWED IS THE LAW PERTAINING TO CONFESSIONS, VOLUNTARINESS, MIRANDA, AND RELATED MATTERS. IN ADDITION, THE LAWS RELATING TO OFFENDER IDENTIFICATION, ENTRAPMENT, CHAIN OF CUSTODY, SPONTANEOUS DECLARATIONS, SCIENTIFIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, AND DYING DECLARATIONS ARE CONSIDERED. INCLUDED IS A DISCUSSION ON LOCATING AND READING THE CASE CITATIONS AND POINTS OF LAW. A SUBJECT INDEX AND A TABLE OF CASES ARE APPENDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)