ABSTRACT
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................235 Why Form a Cold Case Squad? .............................................................................................236 What’s in a Name? .................................................................................................................236
Forming the Cold Case Squad.......................................................................................................238 Administration ........................................................................................................................238 Selection of Personnel ............................................................................................................239 Supervisors and Investigators .................................................................................................240 Additional Staffing..................................................................................................................240 Assignment to a Cold Case Squad.........................................................................................241 Case Identification and Selection ...........................................................................................241 Cold Case Squad Design ........................................................................................................242 Defining Responsibilities of the Cold Case Unit...................................................................243
Example of a Cold Case Squad Setup ..........................................................................................244 Case Tracking and Clue Management Systems.....................................................................246
Example Protocol — Cold Case Squad ........................................................................................247 H.E.A.T. ..................................................................................................................................247
