False Allegations: Investigative and Forensic Issues in Fraudulent Reports of Crime

False Allegations: Investigative and Forensic Issues in Fraudulent Reports of Crime provides investigators and forensic examiners with a reference manual comprised of objective protocols for managing cases. It helps them understand the nature and extent of false allegations to more accurately identify false allegations should they present in casework. It also prepares users on how to confront and explain false allegations, including instances where colleagues and supervisors may be steeped in bias, denial or self-interest.

Responding law enforcement agencies have a duty of care to investigate all reported crime, to recognize and uncover false allegations, and prevent them from causing harm to the innocent. Failure to do so can result in miscarriages of justice. When law enforcement fails in their duty of care, they are also exposed to civil liability from those that have been falsely accused.

Presents a first of it’s kind forensic textbook on a subject that has been highly politicizedWritten by qualified investigative and forensic professionals who work cases and give expert testimonyOffers applied protocols to conduct forensic investigations and evaluations, including red flagsBased on the most recent scientific research, practice and protocolsIncludes extensive case examples used to augment a variety of different false report models

1. False Allegations: An Intro 2. False 9-1-1 Calls 3. False Allegations of Child Abuse 4. False reports in the Workplace 5. False Reports of Physical Injury 6. Welfare and Medicaid / Medicare Fraud 7. False Reports of Theft, Burglary, and Robbery 8. False Allegations of Sexual Assault 9. False Reports of Abduction 10. False Reports of Homicide 11. Psychological Aspects of Malingering and False Reporting 12. Special Populations: The Distraught and Mentally Ill 13. Special Populations: College Students 14. Special Populations: Sex Workers 15. Special Populations: The Military 16. Special Populations: Law Enforcement 17. The BARFI – Universal Indicators of False Reporting