... and their labeling as uncooperative then truncated their investigations. Importantly, this pathway was not visible by employing race as a variable in a quantitative analysis and instead necessitated an investigation of process. Rape myth acceptance or RMA (Brownmiller, 1975 ; Burt, 1980...

... and infrequent nature indicates that there is limited knowledge available to investigators and academics. The present study addressed this paucity of literature by examining the investigative difficulties experienced by Senior Investigating Officers (SIO) from the UK during CAM cases. Design/methodology...

...Ko-Hsin Hsu; Brooks K. Emerick; Victoria A. Sytsma Purpose This paper applies novel techniques from the field of operations management to examine the allocation of patrol and investigative personnel to identify which is most effective in improving police performance around homicide clearance...

... of supporting investigations of crimes of serious violence by deploying specialized teams of officers to gather and process video and digital evidence. Design/methodology/approach This case study utilizes historical information and descriptive data generated by a record-keeping system adopted by the ATCs...

...Sean E. Goodison Purpose The study aims to examine the effect of detective experience on the likelihood of clearing a homicide, while controlling for additional extralegal and case/investigative characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This study uses homicide and policing data collected...

... in police officer’s investigating childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in the UK. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a cross-sectional, quantitative design. An online questionnaire was completed by 101 Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU) police officers in England and Wales. STS, coping...

.... The purpose of this paper is to contribute new knowledge by using a unique set of data to describe detailed aspects of eyewitness identification procedures conducted as part of robbery investigations in Houston, TX. Design/methodology/approach Robbery investigators completed surveys following...

...Robert C. Davis; Carl Jensen; Lorrianne Kuykendall; Kristin Gallagher Purpose – As a result of advances in DNA and other forensic technologies, police agencies are showing increased interest in cold-case investigations, with larger departments dedicating staff to conducting these investigations...

... to be limited in terms of generalizability. Research limitations/implications – The actual environment of police investigations is more variable than the study’s setting. Future studies should integrate inaccurate and incomplete feedback, which are realistic characteristics of investigations...

...Jared Charles Allen; Alasdair M. Goodwill; Kyle Watters; Eric Beauregard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and demonstrate “best practices” for creating quantitative behavioural investigative advice (i.e. statements to assist police with psychological and behavioural aspects...

...Justin T. Davis Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the perceived needs of local law enforcement investigating crimes characterized by a cyber component. Design/methodology/approach A total of 263 surveys were mailed to local law enforcement from across the state of North Carolina...

... validity analysis developed by Avinoam Sapir (1987) . For more than twenty years, Sapir has taught SCAN to local, state and federal law enforcement agents in the US and abroad. Through word of mouth, his method has been adopted by agencies whose investigators have found (in their own opinion...