Qualitative and quantitative study of police investigative thinking styles. (27th February 2007)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dean, Geoff; Fahsing, Ivar Andre; Gottschalk, Petter
• Editors: Cranefield, Jocelyn; Yoong, Pak
• Is Part Of: International journal of knowledge and learning. Volume 3:Number 1(2007)
• Page Start: 76
• Page End: 87
• Publication Date: 2007-02-27
• Subjects: profiling -- police investigations -- investigative psychology -- investigative thinking styles -- police knowledge management -- Australia -- Norway -- detectives -- cognitive psychology -- criminal investigation; Knowledge and learning -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; 306.4205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-1009

Abstract

A qualitative study of detectives' investigative thinking in Australia identified four thinking styles: method style, challenge style, skill style and risk style. Multiple item scales were developed for these four constructs in a survey instrument. A quantitative study based on the questionnaire was conducted among detectives in Norway. None of the multiple item scales achieved acceptable reliability. Factor analysis suggests a number of new thinking styles, including entrepreneur style and architect style.