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Crime Investigation Art or Science? - Patterns in a Labyrinth Proceedings of a Conference Held at Christ Church, Oxford, on 24 and 25 September 1982

NCJ Number
100923
Editor(s)
A R Brownlie
Date Published
1984
Length
100 pages
Annotation
Papers from a British symposium discuss developments in modern crime investigation, the management of criminal investigations, expert testimony, criminal investigation training, and cooperation between investigators and forensic scientists.
Abstract
The keynote address identifies problems that impede criminal investigations and proposes ways to improve the effectiveness of such investigations. Other papers consider the role and functions of the chief investigating officer, the limitations and possibilities of forensic pathology, and policy for expert testimony. A paper on criminal investigation training discusses qualities of the effective investigator, characteristics of the effective criminal investigation instructor, and training content and methods. A paper on the universities' role in crime investigation reviews their training of forensic experts and their ad hoc services in unusual cases. Police management of serial, multijurisdictional crimes is discussed, as well as police-media relations in crime investigations. Symposium discussions are summarized. For separate papers, see NCJ 100924-100926.