ABSTRACT
In this final chapter, a number of the themes that have been running through this book are pulled together to examine the ways in which investigative practice might be improved in the future. These improvements might be qualitative, for example in the way victims are treated or the way in which evidence is presented to courts, or they might be quantitative, for example increased numbers of detections or the reduced cost of complex investigations such as homicide. The ways in which these could be brought about are examined in relation to the factors identified as being important in solving crime in the previous chapter.
