Measuring team skills in crime scene investigation: Exploring ad hoc teams

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1463-1488

  Smith, P A ^a   Baber, C ^a   Hunter, J ^a   Butler, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime scene examination; Hierarchical task analysis; Police investigation; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; JOB ANALYSIS;

CO-ORDINATION STRUCTURES; CRIME SCENE EXAMINATION; CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION; FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS; GOOD PRACTICE; HIERARCHICAL TASK ANALYSIS; POLICE FORCES; POLICE INVESTIGATION; REAL-WORLD PRACTICE; TEAM SKILLS; TEAMWORK; TECHNIQUES USED;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRIME; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; POLICE;

EID: 52649086813     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802248076     Document Type: Article

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