The Criminal Investigation Process: Prepared Under a Grant from the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, LEAA, Department of Justice, Volume 1Rand, 1975 - Criminal investigation A 2-year study of police investigation was conducted to describe national investigative organization and practices, assess the contribution that police investigation makes to the achievement of criminal justice goals, determine the effectiveness of new technology and systems being used to improve investigations, and relate investigational effectiveness to differences in organization. Data were collected from questionnaires completed from 153 jurisdictions whose law enforcement departments had 150 or more officers. Over 25 agencies were then selected for more detailed study. The results of the study are presented in three volumes; the first volume includes a summary and discusses policy implications. The study found that differences in investigative training, staffing, and procedures had little effect on crime, arrest, or clearance rates. The method by which police investigators were organized was also not related to variations in crime, arrest, and clearance rates. |
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A REALISTIC VIEW OF INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 557 | 5 |
THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES 1234 | 12 |
POLICY IMPLICATIONS | 26 |
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