Abstract
This special issue of the Journal of Criminal Psychology that is presented here by Detective Susan Cormier of the Rhode Island Cold Case Task Force and Pawtucket Police and Dr David Keatley of Researchers in Behaviour Sequence Analysis and Cold Case Review@, presents research from academics with specialist knowledge, training, and experience in cold case police investigations. The title of the collection: Cold Case Investigation was kept purposefully broad so as to attract input from a wider variety of experts in the field. The aim of this special issue was not only to showcase more academic talent in an applied and important area; but, to help bridge the gap between police working cold cases and academics researching means of assisting in investigations. Across several publications, various bridges between the practical world of policing and the applied work of academics is showcased...
