NCJ Number
232257
Journal
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Dated: November 2010 Pages: 367-381
Date Published
November 2010
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article examines and discusses the development and integration of measuring the impact of criminal homicides on communities into investigative practice in the United Kingdom.
Abstract
Police investigations of suspected criminal homicides in the United Kingdom are increasingly incorporating attempts to measure the impact of such incidents on communities. Drawing on fieldwork data collected through a program of research examining social reactions to major crimes, this article explores what such developments might signal about how the criteria for success in police investigative work is being subtly reconfigured. Notes and references (Published Abstract)