Forensic Intelligence [Paperback]

Introducing Forensic Intelligence. The Value of Forensics in Crime Analysis and Intelligence. Research and Analytical Processes. Forensic Evidence Recovery, Processing, and Best Practice. Best Practice in Recovery of Forensic Evidence from Crime Scenes. The Implementation of Intelligence-Led Policing. Forensic Intelligence Applied to Different Crime Types. The Need for Investment in Information Technology. References. Index.

When forensic recoveries are properly processed and recorded, they are a major intelligence source for crime investigators and analysts. The majority of publications about forensic science cover best practices and basic advice about evidence recovery and storage. Forensic Intelligence takes the subject of forensics one step further and describes how to use the evidence recovered at crime scenes for extended analysis and the dissemination of new forensic intelligence.

The book draws on the authors 40 years of experience as a crime scene examiner, latent print examiner, and the Head of Forensic Intelligence, New Scotland Yard, in the London Metropolitan Police Intelligence Bureau (MIB). It supplies practical advice on how to use all forensic recoveries in a modern, analysis-driven, intelligence-led policing environment. The text covers evidentiary procedures related to each of the main crime types, as well as the production of intelligence products from police data.

Accompanying the book are downloadable resources with a plethora of additional resources, including Treadmark Express footwear evidence software; exemplar templates for the input of forensics, behaviours, and method data into intelligence systems; and other material.

This reliable resource is designed for police services of all sizes and capabilitiesfrom the largest organizations with thousands of employees and big bul"