Purpose Detective work is a mainstay of modern law enforcement, but its effectiveness has
been much less evaluated than patrol work. To explore what is known about effective …

The criminal investigation process is a fundamental and crucial aspect of police work, yet
researchers have not studied the subject since the Rand Report over three decades ago. As …

Research Summary The clearance rates for murder and other serious crimes have declined
significantly for almost 60 years despite significant technological improvements in police …

This Trends and Issues paper argues that the time is now right for a more intimate
relationship between practitioners and researchers in general, and the police and …

Prescriptive package designed to assist police managers to improve the success of their
departments' criminal investigation efforts. While skilled detectives are often essential, there …

Research Summary Since the RAND Corporation studies on investigations were published,
there has been a widely held belief among scholars that police agencies and investigative …

Abstract The National Intelligence Model (NIM), implemented in the UK during 2000, was at
the centre of the police reform agenda and catalyst for a growth in the number of police …

Remarkably little has been written about the theory and practice of applied police research,
despite growing demand for evidence in crime prevention. Designed to fill this gap, this book …

Evidence-based policing emphasizes the evaluation of interventions to create a catalogue of
effective programs and practices. Program evaluation has primarily been considered the …

Crime analysts play a pivotal role in evidence-based policing by readily diagnosing the
nature of crime and disorder problems. Such analysis products are key in the design of …