In Search of Indicators of Detective Aptitude: Police Recruits’ Logical Reasoning and Ability to Generate Investigative Hypotheses

摘要: Previous psychological research on criminal investigation has not systematically addressed the role of deductive and inductive reasoning skills in decision-making detectives. This study examined relationship between these derived from a cognitive ability test used for police recruitment scores an investigative task (Fahsing Ask 2016). Newly recruited students at Norwegian Police University College (N = 166) were presented with two semi-fictitious missing-person cases asked to report all relevant hypotheses necessary actions each case. The quality participants’ responses was gauged by comparison gold standard established panel senior experts. related performance task. However, presence or absence “tipping-point” (i.e. arrest decision) associated generate hypotheses. Methodological limitations implications practice are discussed.