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CRIME SOLVING TECHNIQUES

NCJ Number
26040
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
56 pages
Annotation
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CRIME SOLVING WHICH TREATS MENTAL CAPABILITIES AS BONA FIDE CRIME-SOLVING TOOLS; PROBABILITY, LOGIC, LATERAL THINKING, GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
EXAMPLES OF THESE TECHNIQUES AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE INCLUDED. PARAMETERS AND DEFINITIONS USED IN LOGIC ARE PROVIDED, HOW TO SET UP A GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING SESSION IS DISCUSSED, AND A LIST OF DIFFERENT NEUROSES AND PSYCHOSES ARE MATCHED WITH POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS.