Behavioural case linkage with solved and unsolved crimes

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 146-153

  Tonkin, Matthew ^a   Woodhams, Jessica ^b   Bull, Ray ^a   Bond, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural case linkage; Comparative case analysis; Linkage analysis; Serial crime; Unsolved crime

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEFT;

EID: 84865632533     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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