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Understanding criminal investigation / Stephen Tong, Robin P. Bryant, Miranda A.H. Horvath.

By: Tong, Stephen, 1972-Contributor(s): Bryant, Robin, 1958- | Horvath, MirandaMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing, and lawPublisher: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470682371; 047068237X; 9780470682388; 0470682388Subject(s): Criminal investigation | LAW -- Forensic Science | Criminal investigationGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding criminal investigation.DDC classification: 363.25 LOC classification: HV8073 | .T66 2009ebOnline resources: Wiley Online Library

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.

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-discipl.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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-discipl.

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