The Routledge International Handbook of Homicide Investigation will be the first of its kind to bring together research and personal insights from detectives, practitioners, academics and experts internationally on various complexities that are involved in the investigation of homicides.
The handbook discusses the challenges faced by homicide detectives, especially since not every investigation will demand the same approach. The tools, techniques and expertise required also vary according to the type of homicide that is investigated. This handbook brings these issues and opportunities to the forefront while also illustrating the wider complexities and emotional impact of homicide investigations on detectives and those bereaved by homicide. The book is divided into four parts. Part I provides chapters that explore homicide investigation across the globe. Parts II and III offer an up-to-date insight into the ever-evolving tools and techniques that are used during a homicide investigation and explore how specific types of homicides are investigated. Part IV considers both those directly affected by the homicide and the role of indirect victims in the investigation, including the impact of homicide and its investigation. Chapters also consider some recent developments in homicide investigation that may shape its future as well as current issues that are facing homicide detectives.
Providing cutting-edge research on every step of the criminal homicide investigation process, this handbook is essential reading for scholars, students and practitioners interested in homicide investigation.
Edited by:
Cheryl Allsop,
Sophie Pike
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 875g
ISBN: 9781032047263
ISBN 10: 1032047267
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 22 December 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Cheryl Allsop and Sophie Pike PART I: Homicide Investigations Worldwide 1 Behind the (Crime) Scenes: Researching the History of Homicide Investigation in England and Wales Sophie Pike 2 Homicide Investigations in Norway Ivar Fahsing, Tor Kallmyr and Frode Lier 3 Homicide Investigations in Australia Amber C. McKinley 4 Homicide Investigations in the United States Richard M. Hough and Kimberly D. McCorkle PART II: Homicide Investigations: In Practice 5 Homicide Detectives: Transformational Change and Challenges Martin O’Neill, Stephen Tong and Stephen Clayman 6 Being a SIO Mark O’Shea 7 Investigative Decision-Making in Homicide Investigations Gareth Bevan 8 The Use of Digital Evidence in Homicide Investigations Dana Wilson-Kovacs, Helen Jones and Fiona Brookman 9 The Commercialisation of Forensic Science and the Investigation of Homicide in England and Wales Rhian Kinsella 10 Forensic Entomology in Death Investigations Jacqueline Spicer 11 Social Network Analysis in Homicide Investigations Maureen Taylor 12 The Role of the Media in Homicide Investigations Liam Ralph 13 How Psychologists Can Help the Police in Homicide Cases Mike Berry 14 Investigative Interviewing on Homicide Investigations Jennifer Holmes 15 Eyewitness Memory Rui Paulo 16 Behaviour Sequence Analysis in Homicide Investigations David A. Keatley 17 Geographic Profiling in Murder Investigations D. Kim Rossmo PART III: Homicide Investigation in Different Contexts 18 Domestic Homicide Reviews and Investigating Domestic Homicide Grace Boughton 19 ‘Honour’-Based Femicide Aisha K. Gill 20 The Investigation of Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Victoria Roper 21 Missing, Murdered and Hidden Helen Jones and Cheryl Allsop 22 Whodunit, Howdunit, Whydunit? How Detectives Think About and Investigate Complex ‘Hard to Solve’ Murders Martin Innes and Fiona Brookman PART IV: Homicide Investigations: Working With Survivors 23 Homicide Investigations and Survivors of Homicide Cheryl Allsop and Sophie Pike 24 Secondary Victims of Homicide and Restorative Justice Paul Gavin 25 The Emotional Impact of Homicide Investigation: A Neglected but Vital Issue Janet Foster 26 Homicide Investigation and Miscarriages of Justice Carole McCartney, Cheryl Allsop and Sophie Pike
Cheryl Allsop is Senior Lecturer at the University of South Wales. Cheryl obtained her ESRC-funded PhD, which focused on how the police seek to solve long-term unsolved murders and stranger rapes, from Cardi_ University. Sophie Pike is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Bath Spa University. She obtained her doctorate from the University of South Wales, and her research explored the ways in which the police investigation of homicide in England and Wales has changed since the 1980s.
