AnalyZing 911 Homicide Calls: Practical Aspects and Applications

Half Title......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 9
Editor’s Note......Page 15
Forewords......Page 16
Authors’ Note......Page 19
Acknowledgments......Page 21
Section I: INTRODUCTION
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1: The Critical Value of 911 Call Analysis
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The 911 Study......Page 27
2: Case Study: Mr. and Mrs. Hunt
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What If?......Page 35
Section II: WHO IS THE CALL ABOUT?
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3: Does the Caller Demand Help?
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4: Does the Caller Provide an Immediate Assessment of the Victim?
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5: Who Is the Caller’s Focus?
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6: Does the Caller Accept the Victim’s Death?
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7: Does the Caller Provide Aid to the Victim as Directed?
......Page 61
Section III: WHAT IS THE CALL ABOUT?
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8: Is the Information Relevant?
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9: How Does the Caller Describe the Situation?
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10: How Does the Caller Prioritize the Information?
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11: How Does the Caller Describe the Conditions?
......Page 85
Section IV: HOW IS THE CALL MADE?
......Page 89
12: Does the Caller Express Urgency or No Urgency?
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13: Is the Caller Fearful?
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14: Is the Caller in Close Proximity to the Victim?
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15: Does the Caller Begin with Initial Sounds or with Initial Delays?
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16: Does the Caller Use Aggressive Demands or Passive Defenses?
......Page 111
Defendant Mentality......Page 115
Ingratiating Remarks......Page 117
Insults or Blames Victim......Page 120
Minimizes......Page 123
Freudian Slips......Page 125
Non Sequiturs......Page 128
Cooperation with Dispatcher......Page 133
Dispatcher Confusion......Page 135
Diversion......Page 137
Equivocation......Page 138
Evasion......Page 142
Hangs Up......Page 146
Only Answers What’s Asked......Page 147
Pauses......Page 148
Repetition......Page 153
Self-Interruption......Page 155
Short Answers......Page 158
Unintelligible Comments......Page 162
Section V: INDEPENDENT GUILTY INDICATORS
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18: Attempts to Convince
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19: Awkward Phrases
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20: Conflicting Facts
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21: “Huh?” Factor
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22: “I Don’t Know”
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23: Isolated “Please”
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24: Lack of Contractions
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25: No Modulation
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26: Unexplained Knowledge
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Section VI: TRENDING INDICATORS
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Apology to Victim......Page 217
Asking Permission......Page 218
Calling Another......Page 220
Dispatcher as Witness......Page 221
Eyes Comments......Page 224
Nervous Laughter......Page 225
Possession of a Problem......Page 228
Recounting Dialogue......Page 229
Section VII: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
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28: Does the Call Match the Scene?
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29: Create a Timeline: Murder Does Not Happen in a Vacuum
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Section VIII: 911 ANALYSIS TIPS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM
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30: 911 Analysis Tips for the Law Enforcement Team: Dispatchers
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31: 911 Analysis Tips for the Law Enforcement Team: Patrol Officers
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32: 911 Analysis Tips for the Law Enforcement Team: Investigators
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33: 911 Analysis Tips for the Law Enforcement Team: Prosecutors
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Section IX: CASE STUDIES
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34: Case Studies
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Epilogue......Page 302
Appendix A: Case Study Analyses......Page 304
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms......Page 348
Index......Page 354
About the Authors......Page 360