Cold Case Homicide Reviews

Cheryl Allsop

doi:10.1002/9781118924501.ch32

Cold Case Homicide Reviews

Cheryl Allsop

Criminology, Policing and Security Research and Innovation Group

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Abstract

This chapter provides an account of how the police seek to solve long term undetected homicides, shining a light on the opportunities and challenges faced by cold case review teams. The rationale for conducting cold case reviews is considered and a brief depiction of how they are conducted in the UK is illustrated. What becomes clear is that it is predominantly advances in forensic science techniques and technologies that are most relied upon in cold case reviews, both in the UK and internationally, along with information from the public and witness testimony. The challenges these opportunities present are also considered highlighting the difficulties investigators are faced with when investigating long term unsolved homicides.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Homicide
Editors	Fiona Brookman, Mike Maguire, Ed McGuire
Publisher	Willan Publishing
Pages	566-577
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118924501
ISBN (Print)	9781118924471
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924501.ch32
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017

Keywords

Cold case reviews
unsolved homicides
forensic science
witness testimony
sexual violence
Operation Stealth
the media
the National DNA Database
NDNAD
Combined DNA Index System
CODIS
DNA

UN SDGs

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10.1002/9781118924501.ch32Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

1 Book
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Homicide in Britain
Brookman, F., Jones, H. & Pike, S., 26 Apr 2017, The Handbook of Homicide. Brookman, F., Maguire, E. & Maguire, M. (eds.). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley, p. 320-344 25 p. Chapter 19. (Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
The Handbook of Homicide
Brookman, F. (ed.), Maguire, E. (ed.) & Maguire, M. (ed.), 11 Apr 2017, Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley. 744 p. (Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice)
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Homicide in Britain

The Handbook of Homicide

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