Investigative Reasoning: rational analysis of criminal investigation according to Game Theory

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André Luiz Bermudez Pereira
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-4903

Abstract

The criminal investigation is presented as a process for the discovery of possible crimes. Investigative action in Brazil is operated through the Judiciary Police, responsible for collecting evidence of criminal materiality and evidence of authorship, with investigative acts being presided over by the police chief. The figure of the criminal investigation manager, in addition to the responsibilities related to the leadership and leadership role occupied in the administrative structure of the investigative police, has the mission of conducting the investigative process with scientificity, rationality and strategy. The adoption of logic in the decision-making processes related to the lines of investigation (initial hypotheses) to be followed triggers the cadence of acts related to the collection of information about the practice of crime. The strategic look at the execution of diligences involves the perspective that the criminal investigation is a game of interests between actors (investigators, victims, witnesses, investigated). In this way, game theory presents itself to assist in the structuring of strategic thinking in criminal investigation, presenting tools that help the decision maker to reflect rationally and in a planned way. The structuring of scientific thinking in criminal investigation allied to the notion of the need for strategic planning are essential structures for the development of an efficient criminal investigation.

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Investigative Reasoning: rational analysis of criminal investigation according to Game Theory. Brazilian Journal of Police Sciences, Brasília, Brasil, v. 14, n. 11, p. 227–252, 2023. DOI: 10.31412/rbcp.v14i11.1009. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pf.gov.br/index.php/RBCP/article/view/1009.. Acesso em: 15 jan. 2025.
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André Luiz Bermudez Pereira, Polícia Civil de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil / Delegado de Polícia Civil | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, Brasil/ Doutorando

Doctoral candidate in Knowledge Management at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (EGC/UFSC). Master in Legal Sciences from the University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL). Postgraduate degree from UNIDERP - specialization in Criminal Sciences (Training for Higher Education). He currently works as a Police Delegate in Santa Catarina, acting as Director of the Civil Police Academy of Santa Catarina. He is the author of the book "Criminal investigation guided by Game Theory" and co-author of the books "To understand the award-winning collaboration by game theory" and "How to negotiate a non-prosecution agreement". He is a professor of the disciplines of Judicial Police Procedures (PPJ) and General Theory of Criminal Investigation (TGI) at the Civil Police Academy of Santa Catarina (ACADEPOL).

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Investigative Reasoning: rational analysis of criminal investigation according to Game Theory. Brazilian Journal of Police Sciences, Brasília, Brasil, v. 14, n. 11, p. 227–252, 2023. DOI: 10.31412/rbcp.v14i11.1009. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pf.gov.br/index.php/RBCP/article/view/1009.. Acesso em: 15 jan. 2025.

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