Using homicide data to assist murder investigations

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the Home Office (nor do they reflect Government policy). ii Acknowledgements This study has been conducted as part of the Crime and Policing Group's programme of research into serious crime, located at the National Centre for Policing Excellence (NCPE) at Bramshill. In its efforts to respond to the operational issues facing crime investigators, the programme receives valued support and contributions from the staff of the (NCPE). Particular thanks go to Andy Feist, for his support, encouragement and enthusiasm. We are grateful to Julian Prime and Andrew Kalinsky (Home Office) for supplying prior conviction data through the Offenders Index, and for Judith Cotton (Home Office) for the Homicide Index dataset and for fielding queries on the dataset from the research team.