Author(s)

Title

Publisher

Year

ISBN

Comments

Ainsworth, P.B.

Psychology and Policing in a Changing World.

John Wiley & Son, Chichester, UK

1996

Ainsworth, P.B.

Offender Profiling and Crime Analysis

Willan Publishing, Oregon, USA

2001

ISBN. 1/903240/22/0

Readable review of offender profiling methodology options.

Andrews, P.P. & Peterson, M.B. (ed.)

Criminal Intelligence Analysis

Palmer Press, California, USA

1990

ISBN. 0/912479/07/8

Generic analytic techniques

Atkin, H.N.

Continuing Professional Development : Workbook and Portfolio.

IALEIA, USA

2001

Self-help CPD intro. and framework for analysts and/or agencies.

Clarke, R.V. (ed.)

Situational Crime Prevention, Successful Case Studies

Greenwood Press, New York, USA

1992

Clarke, R (ed.)

Become a Problem Solving Crime Analyst in 55 Small Steps

University College London, London, UK

2003

See review

Copi, I.

Introduction to Logic.

Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA

1982

ISBN. 0/13/011202/4

Seminal reference work on logic; concentrated quality all the way through

Eck, J.E.

Solving Crimes; The Investigation of Burglary and Robbery

Police Executive Research Forum, USA

1983

Dated now, but still an interesting text on practical approaches

Elmasri, R., & Navathe, S.B.

Fundamentals of Database Systems

Addison-Wesley, Reading, UK

2000 (3rd edn)

ISBN. 0/8053/1755/4

Super core reference on all elements of data & database theory, design, modelling, application

Everitt, B.S.

Cluster Analysis

Arnold, London, UK

1993 (3rd edn)

ISBN. 0/340/58479/3

Authoritative work on data classification and clustering

Felson, M.

Crime and Everyday Life

Pine Forge Press, California, USA

ISBN. 0803990924

The source text on Routine Activity Theory : excellent

Fischer, R.P., & Geiselman, R.E.

Memory-Enhancing Techniques for Investigative Interviewing

Charles C. Thomas, Illinois, USA

1992

ISBN. 0/398/05800/8

Investigative Interviewing Techniques: cognitive interview and conversation management

Godfrey, E.D., & Harris, D.R.

Basic Elements of Intelligence

Law Enforcement Assistance Admin., Dept. of Justice, USA

1971

Historic Core Text for Intelligence Analysis in US Law Enforcement

Goldstein, H.

Problem-Oriented Policing

McGraw-Hill, New York, USA

1990

ISBN. 0/07/023694/1

Reviews POP theory and application as an organisational system

Gottlieb, S., Arenberg, S., & Singh, R.

Crime Analysis - from first report to final arrest.

Alpha Group, California, USA

1994

Good practical and user-friendly intro. to application of basic statistical methods to crime data

Griffith, S.B. (translator)

The Art of War (the Art of Strategy) by Sun Tzu

Oxford University Press, UK

1963

ISBN. 0/19/501540/1

Military/Intelligence Strategy

Harris, D.R.

The Basic Elements of Intelligence: Revised Edition.

Law Enforcement Assistance Admin., Dept. of Justice, USA

1976

Revision of the 1971 original

Hazell, R

Police and Constabulary Almanac

R. Hazell & Co. UK

(annual)

Contact/Organisational details of all UK Law Enforcement orgs.

Heuer, R.J.

Psychology of Intelligence Analysis

Centre for the Study of Intelligence, Criminal Intelligence Agency, USA

1999

Excellent text on analytic subjectivity and bias

Howell, D.C.

Statistical Methods for Psychology

Duxbury Press, Vermont, USA

1997 (4th edn)

ISBN. 0/534/51993/8

Well-written and detailed review of applied statistical techniques

Huff, D.

How to Lie with Statistics

Penguin, UK

1954

ISBN. 0/14/013629/0

Introduces very well to the reader the dangers of statistics 'mis-use'

Jackson, J.L., & Bekerian, D.A.

Offender Profiling : Theory, Research & Practice

John Wiley & Son, UK

1997

ISBN. o/471/97565/6

Good intro. to the field of offender profiling

Kahaner, L.

Competetive Intelligence: how to gather, analyse, and move information to move your business to the top.

Touchtone-Simon & Schuster, New York, USA

1996

Keane, A.

The Modern Law of Evidence

Butterworths, London, UK

1996 (4th edn.)

ISBN. 0/406/08185/9

Excellent generic reference on types and presentation of all types of Evidence in UK Criminal Law and Cases

Kosko, B.

Fuzzy Logic for Business and Industry

Charles River Media, Massachusetts, USA

1995

ISBN. 1/886801/01/0

Excellent review of this complex but crucial topic for IT database- querying

Lapin, L.

How to get Anything on Anybody - Book 1

Paladin Press, Colorado, USA

1987

ISBN. 0/87364/594/4

Basic Investigative Surveillance Techniques

Lapin, L.

How to get Anything on Anybody - Book 2

ISECO Inc. California, USA

1991

ISBN. 1/880231/00/X

Basic Investigative Surveillance Techniques

Lidstone, K. & Palmer, C.

The Investigation of Crime : A Guide to Police Powers

Butterworths, London, UK

1996 (2nd edn.)

ISBN. 0/406/04837/1

Excellent generic text covering all aspects of UK law and Police Powers

McDowell. D.

Strategic Intelligence

Istana, NSW, Australia

1998

ISBN. 1/876287/012

Don's personal take on 'Strat' : links well with his training. Includes material from an early IALEIA UK Chapter Bibliography.

Magee, B. & Kermode, F. (ed.)

Popper

Fontana, London, UK

1973

Good review of Popper's philosophy & 'Scientific Method'

Maguire, M., Morgan, R., Reiner, R., & Pease, K.

The Oxford Handbook of Criminology

Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK

1997

Marsh, C.

Exploring Data

Polity Press, Cambridge, UK

1988

ISBN. 0/7456/0172/3

Good reference text for the application of statistics in social sciences, and thus Law Enforcement

Monmonier, M.

How to Lie with Maps

University of Chicago Press, USA

1996 (2nd edn)

ISBN. 0/226/53420/0

Readable and informative review of the risks of mapping misuse

Morris, J.

Crime Analysis Charting

Palmer Press, California, USA

ISBN. 0/912479/01/9

Describes several charting techniques & applications; section on network charting especially good

Newton, J.

Organised Plastic Counterfeiting

Home Office Police Research Group, UK

1995

ISBN. 0/11/341128/6

Basic Review of global Plastic (credit card etc.) Counterfeiting methods and problems

Osborne, D.A., & Wernicke, S.C.

Introduction to Crime Analysis

Haworth Press, New York, USA

2003

ISBN. 0/7890/1867/5

See review

Peterson, M.B.

Applications in Criminal Analysis - a Sourcebook

Greenwood Press, Connecticut, USA

1994

ISBN. 0/313/28577/2

Generic textbook

Rossmo, D.K.

Geographic Profiling

CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA

2000

ISBN. 0/8493/8129/0

Good intro to offender profiling plus full review of Kim's own geographic profiling approach

Rowntree, D.

Statistics Without Tears

Penguin, UK

1981

ISBN. 0/14/013632/0

Aptly subtitled, 'An introduction for non - mathematicians' : informative, and content easy to grasp

Shelley, T.O., & Grant, A.C. (ed.)

Problem Oriented Policing

Police Executive Research Forum, USA

1998

ISBN. 1/878734/60/1

Selection of POP real-life (US) examples from Law Enforcement

Smith, J. & Hogan, B.

Criminal Law

Butterworths, London, UK

1996 (8th edn.)

ISBN. 0/406/08187/5

The standard reference work on UK Criminal Law

Smith, J. & Hogan, B.

Criminal Law : Cases and Materials

Butterworths, London, UK

1996 (6th edn.)

ISBN. 0/406/08188/3

Excellent generic reference on UK Criminal Law and Cases

Stallo, M.A.

Using Microsoft Office to Improve Law Enforcement Operations

2003

ISBN. 1/59109/886/6

Exercise-based introduction to basic MS office functions

Thomson, A.

Critical Reasoning; a practical introduction

Routledge, London, UK

1996

ISBN. (hbk) 0/415/13204/5 (pbk) 0/415/13205/3

Good intro to generic critical thinking theory & practice; useful exercises

Tilley, N.

Analysis for Crime Prevention

Criminal Justice Press, Monsey, NY

2002

See review

Tufte, E.R.

Envisioning Information

Graphics Press, Connecticut, USA

1990

ISBN. 0/9613921/1/8

Thought-provoking text on generic use of visualisations

Tufte, E.R.

Visual Explanations

Graphics Press, Connecticut, USA

1997

ISBN. 0/9613921/2/6

More of Tufte's insight into aspects of generic visualisation

Van der Lans, R.

Introduction to SQL

Addison Wesley, Harlow, UK

2000 (3rd edn)

ISBN. 0/201/59618/0

Good intro. to SQL relational database language for would-be IT database query designers

Weisburd, D., & McEwen, T. (ed.)

Crime Mapping, Crime Prevention

Criminal Justice Press, New York, USA

1998

ISBN. 1/881798/15/1

Selection of articles on applied mapping in US Law Enforcement

Westphal, C., & Blaxton, T.

Data Mining Solutions

Wiley & Sons, New York, USA

1998

ISBN. 0/471/25384/7

Well-written intro. to theory & application of Data Mining; final section on link analysis/IT less so

Wilson, J. B.

Criminal Investigations: A Behavioural Approach

Waveland Press, Illinois, USA:

1993

Wood, D.

The Power of Maps

Guildford Press, New York, USA

1992

ISBN. 0/89862/492/4

Excellent intro. to the benefits and risks in using maps - a 'must read' for all 'crime mappers'