Michael Townsley

Using DNA to catch offenders quicker: serious detections arising from criminal justice samples. (2005)

Townsley, Michael, Smith, Chloe, Pease, Ken

DNA samples on the national database matching those found at scenes of serious violent or sexual crimes were identified. The earlier offence leading the sample to appear on the database was noted....

Problem orientation, problem solving and organizational change (2003)

Townsley, Michael, Johnson, Shane D., Pease, Ken

The widespread adoption of problem-oriented policing requires a dramatic and fundamental change in both the organizational focus of the police and the manner in which day-to-day policing is...

Infectious Burglaries: A Test of the Near Repeat Hypothesis (2003)

Townsley, Michael, Homel, Ross, Chaseling, Janet, Richard Sparks, G Pearson

This paper explores one aspect of spatial dependence for the offence of burglary, utilising epidemiological methods for the study of infectious diseases to investigate the phenomenon of near repeat...

Infectious Burglaries: A Test of the Near Repeat Hypothesis (2003)

Townsley, Michael, Homel, Ross, Chaseling, Janet

This paper explores one aspect of spatial dependence for the offence of burglary, utilising epidemiological methods for the study of infectious diseases to investigate the phenomenon of near repeat...

Infectious Burglaries: A Test of the Near Repeat Hypothesis (2003)

Townsley, Michael, Homel, Ross, Chaseling, Janet

This paper explores one aspect of spatial dependence for the offence of burglary, utilising epidemiological methods for the study of infectious diseases to investigate the phenomenon of near repeat...

How efficiently can we target prolific offenders? (2002)

Townsley, Michael, Pease, Ken

This report looks at the magnitude of crime perpetrated by the most active offenders in a particular police area and places it in the context of a research programme which seeks to integrate and...