Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: Volume 5 Issue 3

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Table of contents - Special Issue: Homicide investigations: modern UK perspectives

Guest Editors: Martin O’Neill

Investigating homicide offender typologies based on their clinical histories and crime scene behaviour patterns

Valeria Abreu, Edward Barker, Hannah Dickson, Francois Husson, Sandra Flynn, Jennifer Shaw

The purpose of this paper is to identify offender typologies based on aspects of the offenders’ psychopathology and their associations with crime scene behaviours using data…

Investigative challenges relating to gang-related homicide: senior investigating officers’ perspectives

Katarina Mozova

The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with senior investigating officer (SIO) perspectives of their understanding of gang-related homicide and associated…

Police practice in cases of sudden and unexpected child death in England and Wales: an investigative deficit?

John Fox

The system in England and Wales involves a joint agency response to the sudden and unexpected death of a child (SUDC) and, for various reasons, the police contribution to that…

Reviewing the situation: practitioner perspectives on the use and effectiveness of 28-day homicide reviews

Stewart Hill, Martin O’Neill

The purpose of this paper is to report a study of practitioner views on the 28-day homicide review process.

Investigating homicide: back to the future

Cheryl Allsop, Sophie Pike

The purpose of this paper is to suggest two things: first, that the scientific and technological developments and increased regulation that have shaped homicide investigations in…

Homocide co-victims: confidence in the criminal justice system

Elaine Brown, Jonathan Crego

The purpose of this paper is to address the phenomenology of family members of homicide victims; known as “co-victims”. In particular, co-victims experiences of the criminal…

Cover of Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice

ISSN:

2056-3841

e-ISSN:

2056-385X

ISSN-L:

2056-3841

Online date, start – end:

2015

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr Michael Lewis
  • Prof. Jane Ireland