Evidence-Based Practice in Criminal Investigations
Janet McClellan · Journal of Applied Security Research · 2008
Abstract In the face of the explosion of information and research, criminal investigative practices and procedures remain little changed except through the opportunities of specialized experiences, training, and educational efforts over the last forty years. Whether one speaks to college texts, opportunities offered by regional training alliances, inter and intra agency sharing or the contributions of federal agency instructional opportunities, the opportunities for the skill acquisition and the application of best practices and evidence-based investigative practices are obtainable only for the few. However, the needs are universal when it comes to the successful resolution of criminal offenses by law enforcement agencies. The article explores the development of evidence-based investigative processes by examining and explaining: what evidence-based investigation accomplishes, the necessity of reviews of the literature regarding investigative practices, how it uses research, how the integration of research...