TY - BOOK AU - Pike, Sophie TI - A Recent History of Homicide Investigation: : Changes and Implications for Criminal Justice in England and Wales T2 - Routledge contemporary issues in criminal justice and procedure SN - 9781032062341 U1 - 363.20941 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Police - Great Britain KW - Homicide investigation - Great Britain KW - Criminal investigation - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: The Need to Pursue All Lines of Enquiry The Emergence of Criminal Investigation The Hunt for the “Yorkshire Ripper”, the Byford Enquiry and Continuing Concern Homicide Investigation Under the Microscope? The Research The Layout of the Book Conclusion Chapter 1. “I Don’t Think It’s Been a Revolution, It’s Been an Evolution”: Exploring How and Why Homicide Investigations Have Changed In What Ways Have Homicide Investigations Changed? Science and Technology Legislation, Regulation and Guidance Investigative Practice Detective Status and Culture Why Have Homicide Investigations Changed? A Preoccupation With Risk The Changing Political Landscape Reactions to Miscarriages of Justice and Investigative Errors Advances in Science and Technology Conclusion Chapter 2. “The Possibilities Became Endless Overnight”: Change and New Opportunities Scientific and Technological Opportunities Victims of Their Own Success? Detective Skills: Art, Craft or Science? The Professionalisation of Interviews: Slaves to the Model? Life on Mars: The Changing Culture Conclusion Chapter 3. “It Can Be Easy Now to Forget That You’ve Got to Find the Actual Murderer”: Change and New Challenges “I Do Think We’ve Become More Risk Averse”: Bureaucracy, Risk Aversion and the Homicide Detective “It’s Right That We’re Scrutinised”: Legislation, Regulation and Guidance as Support Risk Aversion: Taking a Step Back Doing More With Less Just a Job? Learning on the Job Versus Learning in the “Classroom” Conclusion Conclusion: The Past, Present and Future of Homicide Investigation Reviewing the Evidence Diminishing Resources and New Priorities The Obstinate Detection Rate Have Lessons Been Learned? An End Note References Index N2 - Drawing on in-depth research, including interviews with former and serving detectives, this book explores how homicide investigation in England and Wales has changed since the 1980s and the opportunities and challenges that have arisen as a consequence. The investigation of homicide in England and Wales became subject to significant reform in the 1980s, when the inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation identified numerous failings in how the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe was conducted. These investigations have been subject to criticism and change from that moment onwards. This book explores how change has shaped every facet of these investigations, with four main areas identified: science and technology; legislation, regulation and guidance; investigative practice; and lastly, detective status and culture. The work shows that change has been the result of four primary catalysts: a growing preoccupation with risk, the changing political landscape, reactions to miscarriages of justice and other cases, and advances in science and technology. What has been lost and gained as a result of change is also explored. It has, in many ways, been positive as scientific and technological advances allow investigators to plot an offender’s movements and draw a clearer picture of what transpired. However, change has created today’s more risk-averse homicide detectives, who must manage the vast amounts of technological information that modern-day investigations now generate. They must also contend with a raft of legislation and guidance that now govern investigations and budget pressures not faced by their predecessors. The book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers and policymakers in the areas of criminal law and procedure, criminal justice, criminology, and policing ER -