Understanding Criminal Investigation

Stephen Tong is Principal Lecturer in Policing at Canterbury Christchurch University. He is currently engaged in developing new and established police programmes and conducting research involving direct mediation in prison. He is also a member of the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing. Robin P. Bryant is Director of Criminal Justice Practice in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies at Canterbury Christchurch University. He has published widely on policing, particularly on the use of intelligence in criminal investigation, and has also advised various police enquiries.Miranda A. H. Horvath is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Forensic Psychological Services, Middlesex University.  Her research focuses on sexual violence from an applied social psychological perspective.

"This book will therefore be of very real interest to a wide range of uniformed services, most especially thepolice. The book is also very helpfully designed so that it lends itself for use as a practical teaching guide . . . The use of chapter summaries, review questions, suggested further reading, and useful websites are also very helpful in getting to grips with the subject." (A Journal of Policy and Practice, 12 July 2011) "A valuable contribution to understanding the process of criminal investigation and demystifying detective work'--Professor Ben Bowling, Professor of Criminology Justice, King's College London

• List of Figures and Tables viiList of Abbreviations ixAbout the Authors xiSeries Preface xiiiPreface xviiAcknowledgements xix1 Introduction: A Brief History of Crime Investigation 1Stephen Tong2 Theories of Criminal Investigation 13Robin P. Bryant3 Forms of Reasoning and the Analysis of Intelligence in Criminal Investigation 35Robin P. Bryant4 Offender Profiling 69Miranda A. H. Horvath5 Eyewitness Evidence 93Miranda A. H. Horvath6 Investigative Interviewing 115Lynsey Gozna and Miranda A. H. Horvath7 Assessing Performance: Quantity or Quality? 135Stephen Tong8 Criminal Investigation in Context 171Stephen Tong, Robin P. Bryant and Miranda A. H. Horvath9 Professionalising Investigation 197Stephen Tong10 Conclusion: Future Challenges in Criminal Investigation 217Stephen Tong, Robin P. Bryant and Miranda A. H. HorvathReferences 223Index 253