| Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook Contributor(s): Peterson, Marilyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 027596468X ISBN-13: 9780275964689 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Criminal Procedure - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 363.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.16 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |