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Summary
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-disciplinary nature of crime investigationAuthor Notes
Stephen Tong is Principal Lecturer in Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is currently engaged in developing new and established police programmes and conduction research involving direct mediation in prison. He is also a member f the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing.
Robin P. Bryant is Director of Criminal Justice Practice in the Department of Law and Criminal justice Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has published widely on policing, particularly on the use of intelligence in criminal investigation, and has also advised various police enquiries.
Miranda A. H. Horvath is Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Surrey and Assistant Director of the Crime Justice @ Surrey Initiative. Her research focuses on sexual violence form an applied social psychological perspective.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures and Tables | p. vii |
| List of Abbreviations | p. ix |
| About the Authors | p. xi |
| Series Preface | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xvii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xix |
| 1 Introduction: A Brief History of Crime Investigation | p. 1 |
| 2 Theories of Criminal Investigation | p. 13 |
| 3 Forms of Reasoning and the Analysis of Intelligence in Criminal Investigation | p. 35 |
| 4 Offender Profiling | p. 69 |
| 5 Eyewitness Evidence | p. 93 |
| 6 Investigative Interviewing | p. 115 |
| 7 Assessing Performance: Quantity or Quality? | p. 135 |
| 8 Criminal Investigation in Context | p. 171 |
| 9 Professionalising Investigation | p. 197 |
| 10 Conclusion: Future Challenges in Criminal Investigation | p. 217 |
| References | p. 223 |
| Index | p. 253 |
