Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook
Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook by Marilyn Peterson is a comprehensive reference published by Holtzbrinck on November 22, 1994. This 336-page book presents an in-depth assessment of criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques, drawing from the author’s extensive training, research, and practical experience in the field. It provides a historical overview of criminal analysis and the education and training of analysts, while detailing various analytical techniques in an accessible A to Z format.
Readers will find a step-by-step approach to developing public and strategic reports, along with discussions on the application of analytical techniques across various crime types, including violent crime, organized crime, and white-collar crime. The sourcebook also highlights significant contributions from key agencies and individuals in the field, addressing future needs and uses for criminal analysis. Additional resources such as a glossary, an appendix on computer software, and a comprehensive bibliography enhance its value as a reference guide and teaching tool for analysts, law enforcement professionals, and criminal justice students.
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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.
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