The new detective: rethinking criminal investigations

The clearance rates for murder and other serious crimes have declined significantly for almost 60 years despite significant technological improvements in police investigations. The reasons for this are not well understood. We argue here for rethinking why, what, and how police investigators operate...

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Autor principal: Eck, John E. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Rossmo, D. Kim
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Criminology & public policy
Año: 2019, Volumen: 18, Número: 3, Páginas: 601-622
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Clearance rates
Crime prevention
Criminal investigations
Decline
Detectives
Murder
Police
Problem solving
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Sumario:The clearance rates for murder and other serious crimes have declined significantly for almost 60 years despite significant technological improvements in police investigations. The reasons for this are not well understood. We argue here for rethinking why, what, and how police investigators operate so as to repurpose their work for reducing crime. These changes include improved thinking by detectives to reduce investigative errors, increased focus on patterns of crimes, and better use of detective expertise in crime prevention.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12450