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Applications in Criminal Analysis

A Sourcebook

Marilyn Peterson

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English
Praeger Publishing
30 September 1998
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.

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Imprint:   Praeger Publishing
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   496g
ISBN:   9780275964689
ISBN 10:   027596468X
Pages:   328
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Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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

Reviews for Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook

".,.""[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 both introduces new arrivals to 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 most simply, APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL ANALYSIS is a prolific piece of work.""-INTELSCOPE ""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 ?...[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 both introduces new arrivals to 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 most simply, APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL ANALYSIS is a prolific piece of work.?-INTELSCOPE ?For those in the field, this book serves an an overview of analytical techniques. For those who are not, it serves as an all-around introduction to analysis.?-The Literature of Criminal Justice ?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 and excellent bibliography, and index and an extensive glossary of intelligence terms.?-Journal of the AIPIO ?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 ...""ÝE¨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 both introduces new arrivals to 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 most simply, APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL ANALYSIS is a prolific piece of work.""-INTELSCOPE ""For those in the field, this book serves an an overview of analytical techniques. For those who are not, it serves as an all-around introduction to analysis.""-The Literature of Criminal Justice ""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 and excellent bibliography, and index and an extensive glossary of intelligence terms.""-Journal of the AIPIO ...""[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 both introduces new arrivals to 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 most simply, APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL ANALYSIS is a prolific piece of work.""-INTELSCOPE"


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