Investigative Resources by Topic

Basic Investigations

• Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement, NIJ (PDF)
• High Tech Crime Investigations, SEARCH: The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics (Webpage)
• Video Evidence: A Law Enforcement Guide to Resources and Best Practices, BJA (PDF)

Case Management

• Criminal Case Management Assessment Report, VRN (Webpage)

Child Abuse Investigations

• Law Enforcement Response to Child Abuse, OJJDP (PDF)
• Child Forensic Interviewing: Best Practices, OJJDP (PDF)

Cold Case Homicide Investigations

• Cold Case Investigations, Davis, Jensen & Kitchens (PDF)
• Cold Cases: Resources for Agencies, Resolution for Families, Heurich (PDF)
• Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases, NIJ (PDF)

Community Relations

• Importance of Police-Community Relationships and Resources for Further Reading, DOJ Community Relations Service (PDF)

Computer Crimes Investigations

• The Changing Nature of Crime And Criminal Investigations, PERF (PDF)
• National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (PDF)
• Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks, NIJ (PDF)
• Electronic Crime Scene Investigation, NIJ (PDF)
• Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence, NIJ (PDF)

Crime Analysis

•  Social Network Analysis for Law Enforcement, International Association of Crime Analysts (PDF)
•  Prioritizing Offenders and the Role of Crime Analysts in Offender-Focused Crime Prevention, International Association of Crime Analysts (PDF)
•  BJA NTTAC Justice Community Webinar: Crime Analysis, BJA (PPT)
•  Enhancing Crime Analytics: An Overview of the Nationwide Crime Analysis Capability Building Project, BJA and IIR (PPT)

Crime Scene Investigations

• Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement, BJA (PDF)
• Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement, NIJ (PDF)

Financial Crimes Investigations

• Financial Investigations Guide, DOJ (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Financial Investigations Program, BJA (PDF)

Forensic Science

Gang Investigations

• 2015 National Gang Report, National Gang Intelligence Center (PDF)
• Publications and National Youth Gang Surveys, National Gang Center (Website)
• Gang Prosecution Manual, OJJDP (PDF)
• Comprehensive Gang Model, OJJDP (PDF)

Homicide Investigations

• Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), FBI (Program Brochure)
• BJA Homicide Mapping Guide, Carter (PDF)
• Clearing up Homicide Clearance Rates, Wellford & Cronin (PDF)
• New Orleans PD Homicide Unit Assessment 2011, BJA (PDF)
• Promoting Effective Homicide Investigations, Cronin et al. (PDF)
• Strategies to Improve Homicide Investigations and Increase Clearance Rates, Carter & Russell (PDF)
• 10 Things Law Enforcement Executives Can Do To Positively Impact Homicide Investigation Outcomes, BJA & IACP (PDF)
• Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator, NIJ (PDF)
  • Technical Update (PDF)

Human Trafficking Investigations

• Understanding and Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Human Trafficking: Final Report, Farrell et al. (PDF)

Investigations Best Practices

• BJA NTTAC (Webpage)
• Body Worn Camera TTA (Webpage)
• Eyewitness Identification: Procedures for Conducting Photo Arrays, DOJ Office of the Deputy Attorney General (Memorandum)
• Video Evidence, BJA (PDF)
• Violence Reduction Network (Webpage)

Robbery Investigations

• Robbers on Robbery: Prevention and the Offender, Wright & Decker (PDF)

Sexual Assault Investigations

• Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), FBI (Program Brochure)
• BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (Webpage)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (Website)
• Pocket Guide for Police Response to Sexual Assault, NYSCASA (PDF)
• Improving the Police Response to Sexual Assault, PERF (PDF)
• Sexual Assault Response Team Development-NSVRC (PDF)
• Office of Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (Website)
• SAKI TTA Fact Sheet, SAKI (PDF)

Miscellaneous

• MCCA Policy Statement on Release of Video, Stephens (PDF)
• DHS State and Local Law Enforcement Resource Catalog, DHS (PDF)