Rape Investigation Handbook - Hardcover

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In a career that spans more than thirty-four years, Det. Savino has become one of the best sex crime investigators New York City had to offer. John Savino began his law enforcement in 1982 with the New York City Police Department. He served as a patrol officer, narcotics investigator and was promoted to Detective in 1989.
Detective Savino spent the last eighteen years of his career with the NYPD investigating reports of sexual assault and child abuse while assigned to the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, and was promoted to the prestigious rank of Detective 1st Grade. During his time with the Special Victims Squad he has investigated thousands of reports of rape and sexual assault and has been lead investigator for many successful serial rape and pattern sexual assault investigations. He has investigated some of the most notorious and heinous sex crimes Manhattan has ever seen.
Det. Savino was tasked with rewriting policy used for investigating sexual assaults by the New York City Police Department, and created training manuals for Detectives newly assigned to the Manhattan Special Victims Squad. During his assignment with the Manhattan Special Victims Squad, he began lecturing at training classes held for Rape Advocates and Emergency Room personnel after he saw a need to bridge the gap between medical personnel and the police. He also created training material and provided training for uniformed officers and first responders on the proper response to a sexual assault, and how to interact with a sexual assault victim, and properly preserve the crime scene
In September of 2001, after the World Trade Center Tragedy, Detective Savino along with an elite group of Detectives were temporality assigned to the New York City Morgue for several months and assigned the difficult task of attempting to identify the victims of the World Trade Center Disaster. His skills, dedication and attention to details carried over to this assignment and led to the identification of numerous victims of the tragedy.
After twenty-five years with the NYPD, Detective Savino retired in 2007, and joined a Law Enforcement Agency in the State of Florida where he began investigating insurance fraud and complex financial crimes. In 2013, he was promoted to Lieutenant and is currently supervising a squad of detectives investigating insurance fraud and financial crimes in the State of Florida.

Brent Turvey, PhD is the author of Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions (1999, 2002, 2008, 2011); co- author of the Rape Investigation Handbook, 1st and 2nd Editions (2004, 2011), Crime Reconstruction 1st and 2nd Editions (2006, 2011), Forensic Victimology (2008) and Forensic Fraud (2013) - all with Elsevier Science. He hold an MS in Forensic Science and a PhD in Criminology. He is a full partner, Forensic Scientist, Criminal Profiler, and Instructor with Forensic Solutions, LLC, and The Forensic Criminology Institute.
Dr. Turvey also maintains a caseload of femicides (e.g., sexual homicides, gender motivated homicides), pre-femicidal violence, trafficking, and human rights cases in Latin America. Many of these are related to drug trafficking and human trafficking. This involves the implementation of the UN Model Protocol for Femicide Investigation in Latin America, with The Forensic Criminology Institute’s Behavioral Science Lab (BSL). In operation since 2019, the BSL collaborates with USAID, The United Nations, and The Attorney Generals Office in Bogota DC, providing international support and training to attorneys , investigators and forensic professionals.

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Rape Investigation Handbook, Second Edition, is an updated guide to understanding and investigating sexual assaults. This reference manual for sex crimes investigators will help them understand their roles and responsibilities within the justice system. It will help establish whether the elements of a sex crime are present using the evidence and interviews, and will provide for the effective and accurate identification, arrest, and prosecution of suspects. It is also appropriate for criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and criminal investigation studies at the college or university level.

The volume is divided into five sections: An Introduction to Sex Crimes, Investigative Response, The Victim, Physical Evidence, and The Offender. It begins with chapters that provide an overview of sex crimes, including sexual assault and sex trafficking. This leads into those that detail the necessary investigative response, from leadership responsibilities, to crime scene investigation, followed up by investigative interview strategy. The sex crime victim is also discussed extensively, with chapters on victimology, eyewitness ID, rape trauma syndrome, and false allegations. The importance of understanding physical evidence also features prominently, with chapters on the sexual assault examination, drug-facilitated sexual assault, and investigative DNA issues. It concludes with a focus on the offender: motivations, methods of operation, serial rape, and courtroom preparation.

Rape Investigation Handbook, Second Edition, is written and edited by John O. Savino, a detective with more than 25 years of law enforcement experience successfully investigating thousands of sex crimes, including many high profile serial rape cases the bulk of it while serving in the NYPD s Manhattan Special Victim Squad; and Brent E. Turvey, MS, a forensic scientist and criminal profiler with more than 15 years experience helping law enforcement agencies and attorneys examine and investigate all manner of violent sex crimes. This book offers an unflinching look at the reality of sexual assault, sexual assault investigations, victims, and rapists from all perspectives. It also presents best investigative practice based on working real cases: what works, what doesn t work, and why. Whether a student at college, a lawyer trying to understand their client s case, a police officer assigned to patrol, or a detective working sex crimes, this book will be your most valuable reference on the subject.

Key Features Every chapter has been updated significantly, to reflect current cases and best investigative practice New chapters on sex trafficking, eyewitness ID, rape trauma syndrome. Updated with key terms, chapter summaries, discussion questions, and comprehensive glossary; ideal for CJ/ Criminology courses at the college level. Provides clear and effective investigative guidelines and strategies for the sex crimes investigator, by professionals with a long history of working and solving complex cases.