This is part of the writing crime/policing series for UK based police facts and this post was prompted by another question I was asked by a friend who writes crime. When someone is brought in for questioning with no evidence (as in you are still gathering and you ask them to help […]
Writing Crime – Do Detectives Carry Handcuffs?
I know, I know, I’m hopeless. I say I’m going to do these policing posts in a more regular format and what happens? They disappear from the face of the earth. Not particularly helpful is it? I apologise. I’ve been busy and ill, but it’s what I said I’d do so it doesn’t reflect well […]
Researching Policing For Crime Novels
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a policing post on the blog. I’ve been busy trying to get Hannah 2 completed and these posts take a bit of time to pull together and it’s time I have been directing on the manuscript. But, this topic was something that came up as I was […]
Who To Call To Your Murder Crime Scene
So, we’re still at the crime scene. It’s a long and complicated job. A lot of it depends on the murder itself. If you have a domestic murder where a spouse has been hit over the head with a frying pan in the kitchen, and the offending spouse is stood there with said frying pan […]
What To Do When Attending The Crime Scene Of A Murder (Part 2)
At the end of last month, I wrote a post outlining what a uniform response officer would do when initially attending a crime scene where a murder has taken place. (You can find that first post Here.) Today I’m going to talk about what the investigating detectives are going to look at when they turn […]
What To Do When Attending A Crime Scene
Back in May I wrote a post on the working relationships of police officers and stated that it would be the first in a series of posts on policing. I haven’t yet followed up on that. This is now that second post. And from now on, I shall try to be a bit more regular […]