Computerized crime linkage systems: A critical review and research agenda

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 620-634

  Bennell, Craig ^a   Snook, Brent ^b   MacDonald, Sarah ^b   House, John C ^c   Taylor, Paul J ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Royal Newfoundland Constabulary ^*  (Canada)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioral consistency; behavioral linking; comparative case analysis; crime linkage systems; policing; serial crimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859855861     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854811435210     Document Type: Article

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