Major and Serious Crime Investigations / Richard Carr, Colin Davies, and edited by Tony Blockley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Richard, author.

Davies, Colin, author.

Contributor:

Blockley, Tony, editor.

Series:

Rapport.

The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

St Albans, England : Critical Publishing Ltd, [2024]

Summary:

Provides essential reading in the field of major and serious crime investigation, providing those new to investigation a strong foundation from which to build and those with experience the opportunity to develop their knowledge in the field.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Dedications

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the series editor and authors

Foreword by the series editor

Chapter 1: Introduction to major and serious crime investigations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Introduction

Major and serious crime

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 1.1

POLICING SPOTLIGHT

When minor crimes escalate into major and serious crimes

Lessons learned from failed cases

EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING

Organised crime groups and urban street gangs

The 4Ps approach to tackling major and serious crime

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 1.2

The Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP)

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 1.3

Conclusion

SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

FURTHER READING

Chapter 2: Fundamental principles of major and serious crime investigations

Theories and concepts associated with investigative practice

The five building blocks of investigation

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 2.1

Golden hour

The principle of ABC

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 2.1

Investigative mindset

Investigative decision making

National Decision Model

Follow the Code of Ethics

Gather information and intelligence

Assessment of threat and risk, and developing a working strategy

Powers and policy

Options and contingencies

Taking action and reviewing what happened

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 2.2

Policy files and record keeping

Covert policy files

Developing hypotheses

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 2.2

Chapter 3: Management of major and serious crime.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The major incident room (MIR)

Key roles in major and serious crime investigations

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.1

Home Office Large Major Enquiry System (Holmes)

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 3.1

Developing the investigation

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.2

Transition from witness to suspect

Early involvement with the Crown Prosecution Service

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.3

Management of vulnerable or intimidated victims and witnesses

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.4

Special measures

Vulnerable witnesses

Intimidated witnesses

Types of special measures

Sexual offences and special measures

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 3.2

Reluctant and hostile witnesses

Witness anonymity

Witness protection schemes

The impact on those involved in the investigative process

Chapter 4: Roles and responsibilities of the Crown Prosecution Service

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 4.1

Code for Crown Prosecutors

The evidential stage

The public interest stage

The Threshold Test

Reconsidering a prosecution decision

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 4.2

Selection of charges

Police spotlight

Early engagement with the CPS

Pre-charge engagement

Pre-trial and trial preparation

Deal or no deal? The acceptance of pleas

Chapter 5: Disclosure

Disclosure

The disclosure test

Applying the disclosure test

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 5.1

Sensitive material.

Definition of sensitive material

Public interest immunity (PII)

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 5.2

Authorisations

Defence statements

Contents of the defence statement

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 5.3

Chapter 6: Digital material

The balance between Article 6 and Article 8

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 6.1

Extraction of information from electronic devices

PCSCA: Code of Practice

Management of digital material

General principles

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 6.2

Chapter 7: Covert approaches to the investigation of major and serious crime

Covert investigation

Covert Investigation and Human Rights

Right to a fair trial

Right to privacy

Covert surveillance

Directed and intrusive surveillance

Property interference

Statutory obligations for surveillance

Necessity

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 7.1

Proportionality

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 7.2

Undercover policing

Engaging in criminal conduct

Entrapment

Interception of communications

Communications data

Oversight

Chapter 8: Investigative interviewing

Investigative interviewing

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 8.1

Interview model: PEACE

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 8.1

Pre-interview briefings

Establishing vulnerability.

EVIDENCE-BASED POLICING

The appropriate adult

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 8.2

False confessions

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 8.2

Chapter 9: The use of civil orders

Theoretical principles of civil orders

Deterrence theory

Rational choice theory

Routine activity theory

Situational crime prevention

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 9.1

Burden and standards of proof

Serious crime prevention orders

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 9.1

Serious violence reduction orders

Powers of stop and search

Breach of a serious violence reduction order

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY 9.2

Gang injunctions

Domestic violence protection notices and orders

Broader protective measures and civil orders

Sexual harm prevention orders

Section 103A of the Sexual Offences Act (2003)

Sexual risk orders

Section 122A of the Sexual Offences Act (2003)

Slavery and trafficking prevention order

Section 14 of the Modern Slavery Act (2015)

Slavery and trafficking risk order

Section 23 of the Modern Slavery Act (2015)

Female genital mutilation prevention order

Section 1 Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2003

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 9.2

Sample answers

Chapter 1

Critical thinking activity 1.1

Critical thinking activity 1.2

Critical thinking activity 1.3

Check your knowledge

Chapter 2

Critical thinking activity 2.1

Critical thinking activity 2.2

Chapter 3.

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.1

Critical thinking activity 3.1

Critical thinking activity 3.2

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Critical thinking activity 8.1

Critical thinking activity 8.2

Chapter 9

Critical thinking activity 9.1

Critical thinking activity 9.2

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-037620-7

1-04-037344-5

1-915713-19-6

OCLC:

1414457647