Screen LibraryUnderstanding criminal investigation
This comprehensive volume deciphers investigative process and practice, providing an authoritative insight into key debates and contemporary issues in crime investigations: Provides critical examination of investigative practice by focusing on the key issues and debates underpinned by academic liter...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing, and law
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470682388 |
| Summary: |
This comprehensive volume deciphers investigative process and practice, providing an authoritative insight into key debates and contemporary issues in crime investigations: Provides critical examination of investigative practice by focusing on the key issues and debates underpinned by academic literature on crime investigation; Outlines the theoretical explanations that provide an understanding of crime investigation and the context in which investigators operate; Illustrates the practical relevance of theoretical contributions to crime investigation; Places clear emphasis on the multi-disci |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470682371 (electronic bk.) 047068237X (electronic bk.) 9780470682388 0470682388 |
| Index Number: | HV8073 |
| CLC: | D918 |
| Contents: | Understanding Criminal Investigation; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; About the Authors; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: A Brief History of Crime Investigation; 2 Theories of Criminal Investigation; 3 Forms of Reasoning and the Analysis of Intelligence in Criminal Investigation; 4 Offender Profiling; 5 Eyewitness Evidence; 6 Investigative Interviewing; 7 Assessing Performance: Quantity or Quality?; 8 Criminal Investigation in Context; 9 Professionalising Investigation; 10 Conclusion: Future Challenges in Criminal Investigation. |