Expertise in crime scene examination: Comparing search strategies of expert and novice crime scene examiners in simulated crime scenes

Human Factors

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 413-424

  Baber, Chris ^a   Butler, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crime scene examination; expertise; own point recording; verbal protocol analysis

Indexed keywords

CONTEXTUAL CUE; CRIME SCENES; EVIDENCE ANALYSIS; EVIDENTIAL VALUE; EXPERT AND NOVICES; EXPERTISE; FIRST-YEAR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS; MODUS OPERANDI; OWN-POINT RECORDING; SEARCH STRATEGIES; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; VERBAL PROTOCOL ANALYSIS; VERBAL PROTOCOLS;

STUDENTS;

CRIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84861403160     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812440577     Document Type: Article

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