Crime Science: Forensic Intelligence, Geospatial & Behavioural Analysis

CRIME SCIENCE: Forensic Intelligence, Geospatial & Behavioural Analysis, is intended to provide a practical guide to the application of Crime Science in policing, investigation and intelligence environments. Crime Science as a term, has modern origins with many interpretations; here we reference practical and scientific methodology for the investigation of crime, specifically in relation to Forensic Intelligence and the application of Geospatial and Behavioural Analysis. The use of the term ‘application’, is important here, we present many real-world examples, lived experience, expertise, and discuss theory, when and where relevant. The authors have decades of hands-on experience in policing at the cradle of criminal investigation, New Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police, London), and present their knowledge here. They have trained, taught and presented to the police service, Ministry of Defence in the UK, and UAE, UK Home Office and US Department of Justice, as well as to professional bodies and academia in the UK, USA, Malta and Poland. This book is for police and intelligence professionals across the world, including crime or military analysts and researchers, data scientists, investigators, crime scene examiners, field operatives and those seeking entry to the police or intelligence services as a career. University lecturers and students of Forensic Science, Criminology, Crime & Justice Studies, Law, Policing & Security, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Psychology, will gain real insight from the narrative, examples and the sample data. It is an authoritative and essential source of reference for course content and design in intelligence environments, training, and academia. Grounded in domain knowledge, experience, practice and co-operation within intelligence environments and academia, we believe you will find the content helpful, informative and hopefully, it will encourage exploration. The narrative includes chapters on; Policing & Intelligence Overview, Forensic Intelligence – Benefits – FORINT – Environmental Criminology, Offender Behaviour / Psychology, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – Introduction – Geospatial Analysis - Quantitative & Qualitative, Real Case Studies and a look at Brixbourne Police (see below). Police data is always subject to careful handling; in the UK and Europe, General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and in some cases the Official Secrets Act, seek to ensure such data are only seen by those who ‘need to know’. The consequence is, most academic papers and proposals are based on publicly accessible data, which as the narrative explains, limits the use and scope of external proposals. To mitigate, readers will be invited to access a sample of synthetic police-data, from a huge and complex model designed around a fictional force, Brixbourne Police. There are also guidelines on how to develop a partnership with police, resulting in more robust and relevant solutions.