D Kim Rossmo

Criminal Investigative Failures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Authored by a 21-year police veteran and university research professor, this work comprehensively defines and discusses the causes and problems most common to failed investigations. More importantly, it outlines realistic strategies for avoiding investigative pitfalls.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 693g
• ISBN-13: 9781420047516
• ISBN-10: 1420047515
• Artikelnr.: 22565685

Autorenporträt

D. Kim Rossmo

Inhaltsangabe

THE BASICS. Introduction. Cognitive Biases: Perception, Intuition, and
Tunnel Vision. Organizational Traps: Groupthink, Rumor, and Ego. Errors in
Probability: Chance and Randomness in Forensics and Profiling. COGNITIVE
BIASES. Cognitive Biases in Human Perception, Judgment, and Decision
Making: Bridging Theory and the Real World. Bounded Rationality and
Criminal Investigations: Has Tunnel Vision Been Wrongfully Convicted? On
the Horns of a Narrative: Judgment, Heuristics, and Biases in Criminal
Investigation. CASE STUDIES. Who Killed Stephanie Crowe? Milgaard v. The
Queen: Understanding a Wrongful Conviction for Sexual Homicide. A False
Confession to Murder in Washington, D.C. What Happened to Theresa Allore?
Wrongful Innocence Claims: Roger Coleman and Benjamin LaGuer.
RECOMMENDATIONS. How Police Departments Can Reduce the Risk of Wrongful
Convictions. Reducing Investigative Failures through Effective Major Case
Leadership. Necropsies and the Cold Case. Recommendations and Conclusion.