@article{ref1,
title="Addressing problems with traditional crime linking methods using receiver operating characteristic analysis",
journal="Legal and criminological psychology",
year="2009",
author="Bennell, Craig and Jones, Natalie J. and Melnyk, Tamara",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="293-310",
abstract="Purpose.  Through an examination of serial rape data, the current article presents arguments supporting the use of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis over traditional methods in addressing challenges that arise when attempting to link serial crimes. Primarily, these arguments centre on the fact that traditional linking methods do not take into account how linking accuracy will vary as a function of the threshold used for determining when two crimes are similar enough to be considered linked.<p />",
language="",
issn="1355-3259",
doi="10.1348/135532508X349336",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135532508X349336"
}