Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 20

 

Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 20

A STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES

SECOND EDITION

John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, Editors

 

 

The vital link to a successful interview is preparation, which establishes the foundation to developing a successful approach in the interview setting. Preparation has four steps:

 

Data collection. Comprehensive and meticulous data collection system must be implemented to reconstruct each phase of a capital crime. Each criminal offense consists of fundamental elements that must be present to conform to specific criminal code requirements. Data collection is a principal factor in determining that those requirements have been met as pre- scribed by law.

Assessment. Assessing the relevancy of the data to the crime is re- quired. It is necessary to objectively judge the value of the data collected to determine if they apply to the elements of the crime, that is, whether the information contributes to the criminal act requirements.