The potential for qualitative triangulation to mitigate investigative negligence

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ID21178319
AuthorsThomas Shea (0000-0003-0161-0321, Seton Hall University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume23
Issue2
Pages195-211
Publication date2022-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614263.2021.1915786
OpenAlexW3155291157
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited88

Identifying investigative negligence as the prevalent cause for wrongful convictions in the United States is supported in the academic literature. Most of that research has concluded with a call for stricter auditing within the criminal justice system. Human mistakes occur in police departments long before criminal cases are forwarded to courtrooms. Triangulation is a practical, qualitative methodological technique that can help increase the credibility and reliability of analytical findings. Questioning epistemological foundations, the author proposes that implementing triangulation methods within a criminal investigation could enhance corroborative findings while also safeguarding the suspects’ Constitutional rights

Audit · Business · Credibility · Criminal justice · Criminology · Engineering ethics · Judgement · Lawsuit · Political science · Qualitative research · Safeguarding · Social science · Sociology · Triangulation · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Engineering · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Medicine · Psychology

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