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Viclas

By: Peter Cramer
In: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
Edited by: Eric Hickey
Subject:Homicide, Interpersonal Violence

ViCLAS, or Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System, is the name of a computer database in which information about serious violent crimes is gathered. A search function has been installed, and trained ViCLAS analysts can search for crimes that may have been committed by the same offender.

History of VICLAS

Canada

ViCLAS was developed in the mid-1980s by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), due to a series of serial murders. A need was evident for identifying and tracing crimes/criminals, with emphasis on violent crimes such as homicides and sexual assaults. Two of the best automated case linkage [Page 488]systems in the United States were merged, the FBI's ViCAP (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program) and MINN/SCAP (Minnesota State Sex Crime Analysis System). The focus was to develop a system that ...

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  Cramer, P. (2003). Viclas. In E. Hickey (Ed.), Encyclopedia of murder and violent crime (pp. 488-489). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n466
  
  Cramer, Peter. "Viclas." In Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, edited by Hickey, Eric, 488-89. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n466.
  
  Cramer, P. 2003. Viclas. In: Eric Hickey Editor, 2003. Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 488-489 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n466> [Accessed 2 Mar 2021].
  
  Cramer, Peter. "Viclas." Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime. Edited by Eric Hickey. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003, pp. 488-89. SAGE Knowledge. 2 Mar 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950619.n466.
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