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Homicide investigations / Allan B. Smythe, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.
- Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murder--Investigation.
- Murder.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dr Albert P Cardarelli (University of Massachusetts, Boston) and Dr Charles Wellford (University of Maryland, College Park) opened the conference by presenting their research to help illuminate the consequences of unsolved murders and the variables that have contributed to the decline in clearance rates.
- Contents:
- Intro
- HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LAWENFORCEMENTAND CORRECTIONS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE*
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CALL FOR ACTION
- THE CHANGING NATURE OF HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS
- STRENGTHENING THE INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTION
- PROMOTING EFFECTIVE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS CONFERENCE
- REPORT CONTENTS
- HOMICIDES AND CLEARANCE RATES
- OVERVIEW OF HOMICIDE RATES AND CLEARANCE RATES
- Homicide Rates 1961-2005
- Clearance Rates 196 1-2005
- CHANGING TRENDS IN THE NATURE OF HOMICIDES
- Variables Affecting Law Enforcement's Investigation of Homicide Cases
- Consequences of Unsolved Homicides
- CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- CONCLUSION
- MANAGING HOMICIDE UNITSFOR EFFECTIVENESS
- ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Responsibilities of the Homicide Unit
- Centralization versus Decentralization
- VARIABLES AFFECTING HOMICIDE CLEARANCE RATES
- Initial Response
- Actions of the Detectives
- Other Police Actions
- Personnel Policies
- The Role of Crime Analysis
- CONSIDERATIONS
- EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
- DEFINITIONS
- THE RESEARCH
- Estimator Variables
- System Variables
- Criminal Justice Initiatives to Improve Eyewitness Identification
- CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES AND POLICIES
- New Jersey
- Hennepin County
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- North Carolina
- Other Agencies
- Agency Considerations for Eyewitness Identification
- Agency Considerations
- VIDEOTAPED INTERROGATIONS
- IN PRACTICE: THE VIDEOTAPE RECORDING OF INTERROGATIONS
- What Do We Know about Current Videotaping Practices?
- Why Are Departments Videotaping?
- VIDEOTAPED INTERROGATION PROCEDURES
- What Is Being Videotaped?
- Who Is Being Videotaped?
- BENEFITS OF VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS
- Transparency
- Focus
- Courtroom Benefits
- Direct Observation.
- Review and Training
- CONCERNS ABOUT VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS
- Erosion of Public Trust
- Decreased Cooperation
- Cost
- Technology Complexity and Dependence
- So, Should Departments Videotape?
- Consent
- AGENCY CONSIDERATIONS FOR VIDEOTAPING INTERROGATIONS
- Necessity
- Current Regulations
- The Decision
- Policy
- Logistics
- Training Implications
- Departmental Mindset
- DNA, CRIME LABS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)
- Background
- DNA's Contributions
- DNA in Demand: Cases and Backlogs
- DNA EVIDENCEIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- Staffing and Credentials
- Oversight
- Evidence Management and Prioritization
- DNA in the Courtroom: "The CSI Effect"
- Funding
- Other Resources: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
- CONSIDERATIONS FOR DNA AND FORENSIC LABS
- COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS
- COLD CASE UNITS
- Who Works on Cold Cases?
- Innovative Approaches
- CASE MANAGEMENT
- Prioritizing Cold Cases
- Evidence
- Opening a Case
- Engaging the Public
- Other Resources
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- ABOUT THE COPS OFFICE
- ABOUT PERF
- APPENDIX A.
- APPENDIX B.
- VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION PROGRAM
- PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN)
- VIOLENT CRIME IMPACT TEAM (VCIT)
- APPENDIX C.
- ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINESFOR PREPARING AND CONDUCTINGPHOTO AND LIVE LINEUPIDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES
- Preamble
- APPENDIX D.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department InteractiveDirectives Guide
- I. PURPOSE
- II. POLICY
- III. DEFINITIONS
- IV. PROCEDURE
- A. Sequential Photographic Lineup
- B. Simultaneous Photographic Lineup
- C. Conducting a Photographic Lineup
- D. Body Lineups
- V. REFERENCES
- APPENDIX E.
- USING THE VIDEO INTERVIEW ROOM
- THE DECISION TO VIDEO RECORD A STATEMENT
- THE INTERVIEW ON VIDEO.
- CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW
- USING THE VIDEO INTERVIEW IN COURT
- PLASMA SCREENS
- APPENDIX F.
- APPENDIX G.
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61324-995-0
- OCLC:
- 759176321
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