Capturing killers
The construction of CCTV evidence during homicide investigations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12363822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fiona Brookman (0000-0002-1016-7088, Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, corresponding author), Helen Jones (0000-0002-8718-1320, Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-144 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policing & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-9463 • E-ISSN: 1477-2728 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10439463.2021.1879075 |
| OpenAlex | W3128187707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
Drawing upon quantitative and qualitative data gathered during a four-year ethnographic study of 44 British homicide investigations, this paper advances the sparse literature on how closed-circuit television (CCTV) contributes to criminal investigations and the risks associated with its use. Based on insights gleaned from interviews with homicide detectives, analysis of case files and observations of live homicide investigations, we examine how CCTV is used during homicide investigations focusing principally on two key investigative moments – identifying and charging suspects. Our quantitative data indicate that CCTV is used more frequently than any other kind of forensic science or technology to both identify and charge suspects. Nevertheless, our qualitative data reveal numerous challenges associated with how CCTV footage is recovered, viewed, shared, interpreted and packaged for court. We reveal the individual and organisational processes and workarounds that have emerged in a socio-technical landscape that lacks clear standards and principles. We discuss the implications of these findings for practice and policy and their relevance to questions about the socially constructed nature of forensic scientific knowledge
Criminology · Data science · Homicide · Poison control · Political science · Qualitative property · Relevance (law · Sociology · Workaround · Computer Science · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Digital and Cyber Forensics · Digital Media Forensic Detection · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine
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Zak Coronial Inquest and the Interpretation of Photographic Evidence
Science, Technology, Society, and Law
CCTV surveillance for crime prevention
Just truth? Carefully applying history, philosophy and sociology of science to the forensic use of CCTV images
Determining authenticity of video evidence in the age of artificial intelligence and in the wake of Deepfake videos
The Third Forensics – images and allusions
The problem of success
Using thematic analysis in psychology
The Interpretation of Cultures
Professional Vision
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |