Adcock / Stein Cold Cases

Evaluation Models with Follow-up Strategies for Investigators, Second Edition
2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4822-2145-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 338 Seiten

Reihe: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

Because the investigation of cold cases is usually an arduous and time-consuming task, most law enforcement agencies in the United States are not able to dedicate the resources necessary to support the cold case investigation process. However, when those cases are fully pursued and prosecuted, they often result in convictions and lengthy prison terms. Cold Cases: Evaluation Models with Follow-up Strategies for Investigators, Second Edition saves law enforcement time by providing detailed guidelines for determining if a cold case is solvable, and if so, how to organize, manage, and evaluate the investigation. It also provides techniques for developing investigative strategies to complement the evaluation process and resolve the crime.

This second edition features a new revised model and methodology for investigating cold cases suitable for all police and public safety agencies—large or small, domestic or international. This new model is more expeditious and convenient for departments that have less manpower and experience in dealing with cold cases. It emphasizes the prioritization of cold cases based on the availability of physical evidence and the chances of deriving matches from said evidence and an identified person of interest.

Additional topics covered in the second edition include:

- How cases go cold

- Strategies for creating a cold case unit

- Cold case investigations in a Dutch educational environment—a chapter written by members of the Dutch Police Academy

- New forensic science technologies, including DNA, CODIS, and AFIS

- Case studies demonstrating advances in suspectology

- Strategies for effective investigative interviewing

- Challenges posed by staged crime scenes in cold cases

- How to craft a cold case evaluation report

The expert authors of this book maintain The Center for the Resolution of Unresolved Crimes and conduct training and consulting worldwide. Their practical book is designed to help law enforcement agencies resurrect long-forgotten cases, bringing closure to victims and holding accountable those who are responsible.

This book is part of the Advances in Police Theory and Practice series

Zielgruppe

Police detectives, homicide and public safety investigators, attorneys, and victim rights advocates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adcock, James M.

Stein, Sarah L.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Getting Started: How Do We Prepare to Review and Conduct Cold Case Investigations?
What Is a Cold Case and How Did We Get Here? James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Understanding the Process of Homicide and Those Who Kill; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Creating a Cold Case Squad (Concepts for Initialization); James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
The Evaluation Process
Introduction to Evaluation Models and Procedures; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
A Comprehensive Cold Case Evaluation Model; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
An Alternative Model for Evaluating Cold Cases; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Cold Case Evaluation Model III: Missing Persons; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Cold Case Investigation in an Educational Environment: The Dutch Experience; R. A. M. Hulshof, H. A. M. Heijmerikx, J. C. Knotter, and Y. M. Spoormans
Follow-Up Investigative Strategies
Applying Science and Technology to Cold Cases; Albert B. Harper
Suspectology: The Development of Suspects Using Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Offense
Behaviors; Richard Walter, Sarah L. Stein, and James M. Adcock
Investigative Interviewing: Issues and Concerns Relating to Cold Cases; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Cold Cases and Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection of the Investigation; Arthur S. Chancellor and Grant D. Graham, Sr.
Evaluation Reports and Legal Considerations; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Conclusion; James M. Adcock and Sarah L. Stein
Appendix A: Establishing a Police Gray Squad to
Resolve Unsolved Homicide Cases
Appendix B: Dutch Victim Assessment Form—Victimology
Appendix C: Suspectology: Case Study 2
Appendix D: Sample Cold Case Evaluation Report
Appendix E: Cold Case Scholarly Sources—Annotated
Bibliography
Index