Cold Cases: Evaluation Models with Follow-up Strategies for Investigators, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9780367869090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 337 str.

James M. Adcock; Sarah L. Stein

Opis

Written by experts who conduct training and consulting worldwide, this text enables police and public safety agencies to more easily get these cases to court.

Spis treści

Getting Started: How Do We Prepare to Review and Conduct Cold Case Investigations? What Is a Cold Case and How Did We Get Here? Understanding the Process of Homicide and Those Who Kill. Creating a Cold Case Squad (Concepts for Initialization). The Evaluation Process. Introduction to Evaluation Models and Procedures. A Comprehensive Cold Case Evaluation Model. An Alternative Model for Evaluating Cold Cases. Cold Case Evaluation Model III: Missing Persons. Cold Case Investigation in an Educational Environment: The Dutch Experience. Follow-Up Investigative Strategies. Applying Science and Technology to Cold Cases. Suspectology: The Development of Suspects Using Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Offense Behaviors. Investigative Interviewing: Issues and Concerns Relating to Cold Cases. Cold Cases and Staged Crime Scenes: Crime Scene Clues to Suspect Misdirection of the Investigation. Evaluation Reports and Legal Considerations. Conclusion. 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.

O autorze

James M. Adcock, Ph.D. was a visiting Professor at the Yale Law School.

Sarah L. Stein, Ph.D., was hired as a cold case analyst for 6 months by the Connecticut police department.