Alison Elliott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and Programme Lead: Offender Personality Disorder Programme.Karen M. Wright is Professor Emerita at the University of Central Lancashire, practicing psychotherapist, Chair of an NHS research Ethics Committee, and registered nurse.

• AcknowledgementsTable of figuresEditors & ContributorsForewordIntroduction PART 1. Principles of investigation1: Understanding and Avoiding Unconscious Bias 2: To Debrief or not to Debrief3: The Theoretical and legal principles of formal investigations4: Family engagement – why it mattersPART 2: Conducting the investigation. 5: Planning Investigations6. Individual investigative Interviews7: Managing Interpersonal dynamics, and issues with group interviews8: Processing, reviewing and analysing materialPART 3 : Investigating in diverse environments. 9: Managing Diversity and Vulnerability10: Serious incident investigations involving children and young people11: Investigations in the custodial setting – practical advice12: Investigating within the military context13: Fitness to Practice Investigations14: Managing Organisational Dynamics PART 4: Post- investigation reporting, learning & development 15: Approaches to managing information post investigation16: How to present a report & the executive summary17: ‘Cautionary tales: investigations - the effects on staff involved’18: The coroner’s inquest and attendance to an inquest hearing19: Closing the loop: Creating learning from the incident Glossary of Terms.

Alison Elliott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and Programme Lead: Offender Personality Disorder Programme.Karen M. Wright is Professor Emerita at the University of Central Lancashire, practicing psychotherapist, Chair of an NHS research Ethics Committee, and registered nurse.

• AcknowledgementsTable of figuresEditors & ContributorsForewordIntroduction PART 1. Principles of investigation1: Understanding and Avoiding Unconscious Bias 2: To Debrief or not to Debrief3: The Theoretical and legal principles of formal investigations4: Family engagement – why it mattersPART 2: Conducting the investigation. 5: Planning Investigations6. Individual investigative Interviews7: Managing Interpersonal dynamics, and issues with group interviews8: Processing, reviewing and analysing materialPART 3 : Investigating in diverse environments. 9: Managing Diversity and Vulnerability10: Serious incident investigations involving children and young people11: Investigations in the custodial setting – practical advice12: Investigating within the military context13: Fitness to Practice Investigations14: Managing Organisational Dynamics PART 4: Post- investigation reporting, learning & development 15: Approaches to managing information post investigation16: How to present a report & the executive summary17: ‘Cautionary tales: investigations - the effects on staff involved’18: The coroner’s inquest and attendance to an inquest hearing19: Closing the loop: Creating learning from the incident Glossary of Terms.