| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Clarendon studies in criminology
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Clarendon studies in criminology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This text provides the first ethnographic account of a UK major crime review team, providing a comprehensive, conceptual account of cold case reviews not currently available from an academic criminological perspective. Cold case reviews are a relatively new and innovative form of policing yet, to date, there has been little empirical research into their conduct in the UK. Addressing this empirical void by shining a light on the practicalities and realities of cold case investigations, the author spent eight months with a major crime review team tasked with conducting 28-day reviews of 'live' unsolved murder and stranger rapes and detecting long term unsolved major crimes. The resulting work contains a unique focus on forensic science and the role of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) in cold case reviews, adding to the current debates about the police use of forensic science. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Series; Cold Case Reviews DNA, Detective Work, and Unsolved Major Crimes; Copyright; Contents; List of Acronyms; 1 Setting the Scene; Introduction; Cold Case Reviews; The Research; Layout of the Book; 2 Developments in DNA Profiling Techniques and Technologies; Introduction; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); A Brief History of DNA Profiling Techniques; Conclusion; 3 Instrumental and Symbolic Politics in Policing; Introduction; Police Legitimacy; Technological Advances; Risk Management and Reviews; Growth of Victims' Rights and Pressure Groups; Morality in Policing |
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'Window of Opportunity'Signal Crimes and Control Signals; Symbolic Importance of Cold Case Reviews; Media Representations of Cold Case Reviews; Conclusion; 4 Cold Case Investigations in Context: Studies of Detective Work and Forensic Science; Introduction; Studies of Detective Work; Investigations as Bureaucratic Endeavours; Investigations as Information Work; The 'Scientification' of Policing; Cold Case Investigations Literature; Conclusion; 5 The Development of Cold Case Reviews; Introduction; Brief Background of Cold Case Reviews: Developments in Review Policies |
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Brief Background of Cold Case Reviews: Three Force PilotOperation Advance; Operation Advance: Offender Profiling; Operation Advance: Overall Benefits; Operation Stealth; Conclusion; 6 The Major Crime Review Team; Introduction; Team Background: The Development of Cold Case Stranger Rape Reviews; The Major Crime Review Team; Twenty-eight-day Progress Reviews; The Twenty-eight-day Murder Investigation Progress Review Process; The Twenty-eight-day Stranger Rape Investigation Progress Review Process; Cold Case Murder Reviews; Prioritization; Cold Case Murder Review Processes |
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Cold Case Stranger Rape Review ProcessesCold Case Results; Conclusion; 7 Organizing the Organizational Memory; Introduction; Routine Activities; 'Real Policing': Picking Up the Pace!; 'Back Engineering'; Back Engineering: Cold Case Stranger Rape Reviews; 'Success' in Cold Case Reviews; Challenges to Successful Stranger Rape Reviews: The Victim; Challenges to Successful Reviews: Witnesses; Challenges to Successful Reviews: Lack of Modern Technologies; Forward Planning; Conclusion; 8 The Reliance on Science; Introduction; A Reliance on Science: Cold Case Murders |
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A Reliance on Science: Cold Case Stranger RapesLinks; Retention and Integrity of Exhibits; Conclusion; 9 Expertise versus Experience; Introduction; National Support; National Support: 'Victimology'; National Support: Intelligence and Analysis; Using 'Expertise'; Networks and Contacts; Experience and Expertise; Conclusion; 10 Politics and Morality in Major Crime Reviews; Introduction; Victim Support; The PR Value of a Major Crime Review Team; Twenty-eight-day Progress Reviews; The Politics of Working with Other Agencies; Conclusion; Concluding Comments; Bibliography; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Great Britain.
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Cold cases (Criminal investigation) |
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Great Britain. |
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Forensic sciences -- Great Britain.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. |
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Forensic sciences. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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Criminologia. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Llibres electrònics.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9780198747451 |
| ISBN |
9780191810459 (ebook) |
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0191810452 |
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9780191064661 |
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0191064661 |
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9780198747451 (hardback) |
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0198747454 (hardback) |
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