What are the current and future challenges in criminal investigation
carried out by the police in the UK? How has the role of the detective
changed over time and is there a real journey towards professionalism?
Written by an author with extensive practical and training experience,
this book provides a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of the
development and practice of criminal investigation. It examines
decision-making within criminal investigations, from volume crime
through to major and serious crime investigations and links
investigative influences on policing with the evidence-based agenda. The
book: - discusses the move from the art and craft of detective work to a
new science-based professionalism; - contextualises the current position
of investigation within the context of government austerity measures and
the College of Policing and Government agendas; - critically examines
models of investigation such as the Core Investigative Doctrine and the
Murder Investigation Manual; - explores the legal framework for modern
critical investigations and the role of the IPCC. Part of Key themes in
policing, a textbook series of evidence-based policing books for use
within Higher Education curriculums and in practice, this book is
suitable for policing and criminal justice programmes at undergraduate
and postgraduate level.
