Applications in Criminal Analysis

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Applications in Criminal Analysis A Sourcebook

Marilyn B. Peterson

Book Code: PCP/

ISBN: 0-313-28577-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28577-6

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336 pages, charts, figures,

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/1994

List Price: $103.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Paperback

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Awards:

Most Significant Contribution to the Literature of Law Enforcement Intelligence, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts

Reviews:

...[E]nough plaudits cannot be ascribed to this work or to Marilyn Peterson. She has bundled the essence of criminal information analysis in a manner that allows analysts, supervisors, managers and executives to fully understand. Appropriately entitled, '...A SOURCEBOOK,' this volume could easily have been titled - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Criminal Analysis But Didn't Know What To Ask Or Where To Find It.... The author introduces to new arrivals in this field, and reinforces for the experienced analysts, an array of methodologies and analytical concepts not found in any other singular writing. To put it simply, APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL ANALYSIS is a prolific piece of work.
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INTELSCOPE
Marilyn Peterson is an experienced intelligence officer and has shown in this book her understanding of what a practicing law enforcement intelligence analyst needs to know. She describes and explains the many techniques employed in criminal analysis and includes an excellent bibliography, an index and an extensive glossary of intelligence terms.... This book is a major reference work and is highly recommended to criminal intelligence analysts.
—Journal of the AIPIO
For those who are in the field, this book serves as an overview of analytical techniques. For those who are not, it serves as an all-around introduction to analysis.
—The Literature of Criminal Justice
The strength of the book is Peterson's examples of how an analyst might assist in selected types of complex criminal prosecutions....[A] good starting point for a prosecutor considering the use of an analyst, or for a defense attorney expecting to face one at trial.
—Wisconsin Lawyer

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.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Techniques in Analysis
Report Applications
Violent Crime Applications
Organized Crime Applications
Narcotics Applications
Economic Crime Applications
Street Crimes Applications
Specialists in Analysis
Intelligence, Analysis, Policy and the Future
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Selected Computer Software
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 94-11219

LCC Class: HV8078

Dewey Class: 363.2


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