Recent History of Homicide Investigation - Changes and Implications for Criminal Justice in England and Wales

Drawing on in-depth research, including interviews with former and serving detectives, this book explores how homicide investigation in England and Wales has changed since the 1980s, and the opportunities and challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

List of contents

Introduction: The Need to Pursue all Lines of Enquiry
Chapter One: "I don't think it's been a revolution, it's been an evolution" - Exploring How and Why Homicide Investigations Have Changed
Chapter Two: "The possibilities became endless overnight" - Change and New Opportunities
Chapter Three: 'It can be easy now to forget that you've got to find the actual murderer' - Change and New Challenges
Conclusion: The Past, Present and Future of Homicide Investigation
References
Index

About the author

Sophie Pike is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Bath Spa University, UK.

Summary

Drawing on in-depth research, including interviews with former and serving detectives, this book explores how homicide investigation in England and Wales has changed since the 1980s, and the opportunities and challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Product details

• Authors: Sophie Pike
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032062365
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3206236-5
• No. of pages: 106
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Criminal Procedure, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal procedure, Criminal law: procedure and offences