INTELLIGENCE STUDIES IN FORENSIC CRIMINOLOGY OF FUGITIVE EMANATING DEFINITIVE AND LOCATIONAL PARAMETERS - Dissertation without Errata

This dissertation addresses the problem of manhunts, against criminal fugitives. It establishes
new ways of describing and refining mechanisms and techniques, for manhunts. Methods used in this
dissertation to meet those objectives, include: review of case studies, benchmarking of techniques and
the analysis of techniques and concepts, which have been put forward by other scholars. Emphasis
has been placed on the applicability of search techniques to a wide range of situations, and techniques for shielding the actual intentions of a search-interdiction party, from the fugitive’s support network.  Also derived from the analyses and case studies in this dissertation, are some innovative concepts that enhance the manhunt tradecrafts of personnel currently engaged in on-going searches for fugitives and insights into fugitive psychology. Though the case studies have got a wide range of characteristics idiosyncratic to their subjects, illustrations of similarities and correspondence in otherwise, obviously unrelated case studies, is empirical evidence of the importance of review of past cases, to assist in the refining of future manhunt operations. The dissertation, proposes various manhunt tradecraft solutions, which may be widely applicable, even in situations where search-interdiction teams have very limited operations funding, but can nevertheless assist in obtaining success by a resourceful operative. The dissertation further seeks to give any new search-interdiction operative initial procedures and points of inquiry, while for the skilful operatives, it provides various methods for refinement of techniques and performance benchmarking.