Extensive experience does not necessarily make policemen better murder investigators
Recently graduated Norwegian police officers may perform better in murder cases than investigators with extensive experience. And English murder investigators are far better than their colleagues in Norway, which can be explained by a more systematic approach and clear-cut professionalisation of the detective role in England. This is revealed in a thesis in psychology from the University of Gothenburg.In the short story The Boscombe Valley Mystery Sherlock Holmes says: ”There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” Even in real-world criminal investigations, it is a fundamental but
