What is it about?
This paper is about using a framework established on the basis of economic theory to draw inferences about unknown criminal offenders, serial killers and terrorists, including their location relative to the location of their offenses.
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Why is it important?
Economic theory can contribute to the provision of behavioral investigative advice during an investigative process. Investigative economics, as I have called this, is a complement to offender profiling and investigative psychology based on economic theory and analysis, especially regarding risk and risk preferences.
Perspectives
This paper is a 'primer' for investigative economics and in some ways shows how our other work links together in an overarching framework. Various pieces of economic theory are used together in a complementary way. Law enforcement practitioners can use some or all of this analytical framework and, with their experience bridging the gap between theory and practice, generate insights that contribute to the momentum of ongoing investigations.
Dr Peter J Phillips
University of Southern Queensland
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This page is a summary of: CSI: Economics, SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2012, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2127447.
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