NCJ Number
82594
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Dated: (1982) Pages: 131-145
Date Published
1982
Length
15 pages
Annotation
There have been few attempts to develop a conceptual framework of the criminal investigation process. This article attempts to develop such a framework through use of a criminal act continuum to identify intervention points as these relate to investigative techniques and information sources.
Abstract
Criminal investigation is then considered within a political context to identify eight investigative subprocesses, each of which poses varying degrees of risk to democratic social systems. (Author abstract)