NCJ Number
239896
Journal
Criminal Justice Studies Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2012 Pages: 3-16
Date Published
March 2012
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This article presents a study of the police investigations of sexual abuses by applying the value shop configuration.
Abstract
It took Norwegian police 32 years to capture the Pocket Man who was responsible for more than 100 sexual abuses over that same time period. This article presents a study of the police investigations of the abuses by applying the value shop configuration. Primary activities in the value shop are (i) problem definition; (ii) investigation steps; (iii) investigation decision; (iv) investigation implementation; and (v) police performance evaluation. As discussed in this article, each value shop activity had serious deficiencies in the investigations of Pocket Man cases. The police investigation is evaluated based on modus operandi and signature as well as crime mapping using geographical information systems. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.