NCJ Number
42128
Journal
POLICE SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1977) Pages: 145-147
Date Published
1977
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY REVIEWS SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE LAB HAS FOUND HELPFUL IN PROCESSING RANSOM OR 'CREDIT-CLAIMING' LETTERS FROM TERRORISTS OR KIDNAPPERS IN MAJOR CASES.
Abstract
THE ARTICLE IS NOT AN ACCOUNT OF ACTUAL CASES BUT AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE BASIC INFORMATION THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED FROM LETTERS. SUPPLEMENTED BY INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES, LETTER EXAMINATIONS CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING A CRIMINAL OR ASSOCIATING A SERIES OF CRIMES....MSP