Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313285776)

A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today. The sourcebook gives a history of the field of analysis and of the education and training of analysts; lists and describes analytical techniques in an easy-to-access A to Z arrangement; offers a step-by-step approach to the development of public and strategic reports; discusses the applications of analytical techniques in violent crime, organized crime, narcotics, white collar crime, and street crime; highlights the work of important agencies, organizations, and individuals in the field of analysis; and points to future needs and uses for criminal analysis. A glossary, appendix description of computer software, and lengthy bibliography further enrich this reference guide and teaching tool for analysts, law enforcement officers, and criminal justice students and experts.

Author: Marilyn Peterson
ISBN-10: 0313285772
ISBN-13: 9780313285776
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/22/1994
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.40w x 1.24d