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The Behavioral Analysis Interview (BAI) is the only questioning method that has been developed specifically to help investigators sort those who are likely to be ‘guilty’ from those who are not. In its typical application the BAI is a pre-interrogation interview that is used to focus interrogational effort; however, it also can be used independently in order to circumscribe investigative efforts in those cases in which there is a fixed and relatively large number of ‘suspects’. In this paper an overview of the BAI process is provided and the findings and limitations of the extant bodies of field and laboratory research on the BAI are discussed. The paper concludes with suggestions to guide future research on the BAI.
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Infrastructural projects undertaken as part of recovery schemes – including reconstruction, renovation, modernisation, and adaptation of old buildings – are aimed at counteracting negative socio-spatial phenomena. This is due to the fact that urban recovery initiatives are conducted in places epitomised by a large concentration of social problems, including unemployment, poverty, poor education, as well as crime, and low levels of safety and security. The connection between degradation of urban space and the level of security in local urban communities was noticed at the beginning of the twentieth century by researchers from the Chicago School, known for their efforts to transfer ecological orientation into social sciences. The social accomplishments of the Chicago School were further developed in the 1960s in the US and Canada. The disappointment with limited ability to influence potential criminals and the low success rate of rehabilitation schemes pushed researchers to focus on other theories pertaining to crime prevention in cities, and to focus more on spatial conditions. The emerging theoretical approaches constituted a set of postulates regarding the ways in which urban space ought to be shaped in order to effectively reduce crime rates and strengthen the sense of security in local communities. The aim of this paper is to analyse the leading urban space security postulates formulated by American and Canadian criminologists and urbanists, and to attempt to provide a sensible answer to the question of whether it is possible to use these postulates for recovery projects in disadvantaged urban areas in order to counteract negative socio-spatial phenomena.
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The ‘kingpin strategy’ is a key concept applied to crack down on the major leaders of organised drug crime groups, launched by the consecutive Mexican governments, and supported by the United States. The paper looks at the Mexican approach to the notion of security against the backdrop of the war that is being waged against drugs cartels. It focuses on the key assumptions underlying the ‘kingpin strategy’, and the way in which it was launched during the Calderón and Peña Nieto presidencies. Emphasis has also been placed on the outcomes of the strategy, and its impact on the level of security in Mexico.
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