Your First Five Crime Studies of June 27 (With a Twist)
All of today's research relates to the police construction of homicide narratives
Hello! I'm Aaron Jacklin, and this is Explaining Crime, an independent newsletter that helps you write and read about crime. Critically, accurately, responsibly, and ethically.
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Your First Five is a free tip sheet made up of a curated selection of recent research related to crime and justice.
I’ve approached Your First Five differently today. Here’s how.
The following study was published a couple days ago:
Risky calls: understanding the challenges and risks of using mobile phone data during homicide investigations [Policing and Society]
It caught my eye because I’m interested in using digital evidence in investigations, homicide investigation in general, and the idea of using evidence to create a story of what happened. I combed through the study’s references and found studies that relate to the police construction of homicide narratives.1 Five of them, which are below. Let me know if you like this approach!
1. Crafting Credible Homicide Narratives: Forensic Technoscience in Contemporary Criminal Investigations [Deviant Behavior]
2. Framing in criminal investigation: How police officers (re)construct a crime [The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles]
3. Dead Reckoning: Unraveling How “Homicide” Cases Travel From Crime Scene to Court Using Qualitative Research Methods [Homicide Studies]
4. “Mosaicking”: cross construction, sense-making and methods of police investigation [Policing: An International Journal]
5. Capturing killers: the construction of CCTV evidence during homicide investigations [Policing and Society]
I might cover some of these studies further in Understanding Crime. If one sounds interesting or important, let me know in the comments.
Your First Five and the directories I'm experimenting with are the output of my research discovery system.
Tracy Bealer, this collection might interest you!
Thank you so much! This is right up my alley!