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Publications – Dr. Katherine Brown

Publications

Books

  • Keppel, R. D., Brown, K. M., & Welch, K. (Eds.). (2007). Forensic pattern recognition: From fingerprints to toolmarks. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Peer-Reviewed

  • Wade, L. & Brown, K. M. (2016). A child is abducted: What happens next? Investigative Review, 7(2), pp.1-6.
  • Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2012). Child abduction murder: The impact of forensic evidence on case solvability. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 57(2), 353-363. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01970.x
  • Brown, K. M., & Keppel, R. D. (2007). Child abduction murder: An analysis of the effect of time and distance separation between murder incident sites on solvability. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 52(1), 137-145. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00328.x
  • Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., Brown, K. M., & Welch, K. (2005). The Jack the Ripper murders: A modus operandi and signature analysis of the 1888-91 Whitechapel murders. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 2(1), 1-21. doi: 10.1002/jip.22

Book Chapters, Invited, and Other

  • Brown, K. M. (2011). Introduction to forensic science. Career and technical education for high school teachers – forensic science online course curriculum. Huntsville, TX: Sam Houston State University
  • Brown, K. M. (2011). Fingerprint pattern analysis. Career and technical education for high school teachers – forensic science online course curriculum. Huntsville, TX: Sam Houston State University.
  • Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., Brown, K. M., & Welch, K. (2009). The Jack the Ripper murders: A modus operandi and signature analysis of the 1888-91 Whitechapel murders. In R. Keppel and W. Birnes (Eds.), Serial violence. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis Group.
  • Brown, K. M. (2007). Bakker, Jim and Tammy Faye. In J. Gerber & E. L. Jensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of white-collar crime. (Vol. 1, pp. 19-23). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
  • Brown, K. M. (2007). Swaggart, Jimmy (1935 – ). In J. Gerber & E. L. Jensen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of white-collar crime. (Vol. 1, pp. 274-275). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006, 2004). Investigative case management for missing children homicides: Report II. In R. Keppel (Ed.), Offender profiling: Readings in crime assessment and profiling (2nd ed., 3rd ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson Custom Publishing.

Reports and Monographs

  • Brown, K. M., Shelley, T. and Franklin, C. (2022, June). Intimate partner violence related strangulation study: Phase II process evaluation report. [National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice report].
  • Brown, K. M., Shelley, T. and Franklin, C. (2022, March). Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation: Site Visit Report #3. [National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice report].
  • Franklin, C., Shelley, T., and Brown, K. M. (2022, February). Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation: Site Visit Report #2. [National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice report].
  • Shelley, T., Brown, K. M., and Franklin, C. (2021, March). Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation: Site Visit Report #1. [National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice report].
  • Shelley, T., Brown, K. M. and Bontrager, S. (December 2019). Intimate partner violence related strangulation study: Phase I evaluability assessment report. [National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice report].
  • Shelley, T., Brown, K. M. and Dobbs, R. (2018). Project Change: Safe Haven of Tarrant County and Everman Independent School District’s student assistance program on preventing relationship violence [technical report].
  • Brown, K. M. (2007). Missing child investigations. TELEMASP Bulletin, 14(3), 1-11.
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006). Investigative case management for missing children homicides: Report II. [Cooperative Agreement 2006-98-MC-CX-0001]. Olympia, WA: Attorney General of Washington.

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • Brown, K. M. (2021). In Katherine M. Brown (General Section Editor) and Kimberlee Moran (General Section Co-Editor) (Ed.), Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Houston, TX, February 8-12; 15-19, 2021 (vol. XXVII, pp. 375 to 467). Colorado Springs, Colorado: American Academy of Forensic Sciences. www.aafs.org.
  • Brown, K. M. (2020). In Brian Janysek (General Section Editor) and Katherine M. Brown (General Section Co-Editor) (Ed.), Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA, February 17-22, 2020 (vol. XXVI, pp. 540-661). Colorado Springs, Colorado: American Academy of Forensic Sciences. www.aafs.org
  • Brown, K. M., Brown, K., Shelley, T. O., Hensley, L. (2019). In Lucy A. Davis, BHS (Ed.), Forensic evidence and investigation implications in domestic violence incidents involving non-fatal strangulation (2nd ed., vol. 19, pp. 269). Colorado Springs, Colorado: American Academy of Forensic Sciences. aafs.org.
  • Brown, K. M. (2016). In Andrew Baker, MD (Ed.), Child abduction murder: Regional differences in time to death and offender motivation (1st ed., vol. 16, pp. 288). Colorado Springs, Colorado: American Academy of Forensic Sciences. aafs.org.

Selected Work Referenced In Other Sources

  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Shelton, J., Hilts, M., & MacKizer, M. (2017, November 15). Residential child abduction cases. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Retrieved from https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featuredarticles/residential-child-abduction-cases
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (2016). Long-term missing child guide for law enforcement: Strategies for finding long-term missing children. Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.org/en_US/publications/NCMEC_LongTermMissingGuide_ 2016.pdf
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Baker, D. G. (June 2014). New officer training saving the lives of children. Police Chief Magazine, 81, 50-53. Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=3389&issue_id=62014
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Website (2014). Checklist for publicsafety telecommunicators when responding to calls pertaining to missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children. Retrieved from http:// http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC200.pdf
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Annual Report (2012). Every child deserves a safe childhood. Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC171.pdf
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. (2011). Missing and abducted children: A law-enforcement guide to case investigation and program management. Alexandria, VA: Author.
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Every child deserves a safe childhood (2011). Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC171.pdf
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by LexisNexis ADAM Program Website (2011). LexisNexis ADAM program helps recover missing children. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/government/adam/?source=brochure
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Missing Children Europe: Best practices and recommendations (2010). Retrieved from http://www.conference116000hotline.net/files/Best_Practices_and_Recommendations _March%202010.pdf
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Annual Report (2009). Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC171.pdf
  • Brown, K. M. & Keppel, R. D. (2007), as cited by the U. S. National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health (2009). [abstract posted]. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17209926
  • Brown, K. M. & Keppel, R. D. (2007), as cited in Heide, K. M, Beauregard, E., & Myers, W. C. (2009). Sexually motivated child abduction murderers: Synthesis of the literature and case illustrations. Victims and Offenders, 4(1), 58-75. doi: 10.1080/15564880802561770
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Annual Report (2008). Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC171.pd
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Snow, R. L. (2008). Child abduction: Prevention, investigation, and recovery. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
  • Brown, K. M. & Keppel, R. D. (2007), as cited in Van Patten, I. T & Delhauer, P. G. (2007). Sexual homicide: A spatial analysis of 25 years of deaths in Los Angeles. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 52(5), 1129-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00531.x
  • Brown, K. M. & Keppel, R. D. (2007), as posted by Dagner, H. (2007, May 4). [Message board post]. Retrieved from http://www.helendagner.com
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Children Europe Annual Report (2007). Retrieved from http://www.copiidisparuti.ro
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Congressional Research Service Report for Congress (2008). Missing and exploited children: Background, policies, and issues. Retrieved from http://web.mit.edu
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Website (2009). FAQ: Missing children. Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Website (2009). FAQ: Missing children. Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (2002). Know the rules…abduction and kidnapping: Prevention tips for parents and guardians [Brochure]. Retrieved from http://www.missingkids.com
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Website (2009). Just in case…guidelines in case your child is or might someday be a runaway. Retrieved from http://www.cybertipline.com/missingkids
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (2009). Just in case…guidelines in case your child might someday be a runaway [brochure]. Retrieved from http://hawaii.gov/ag/mcch
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General Website (2009). Just in case: Guidelines in case your child is or might someday be a runaway. Retrieved from http://hawaii.gov/ag/mcch
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Oklahoma State Bureau of Instigation Website (2005-2009). If your child is a runaway. Retrieved from http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Investigative
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Friends of the Missing Child Center – Hawaii Website (n.d.). Abduction and Kidnapping Prevention Tips. Retrieved from http://www.missingkidshawaii.org/get_help_child_safty_abduction.html
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by LexisNexis Risk Solutions Website (2009). The ADAM Program. Retrieved from http://www.choicepoint.com
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited by Kentucky Department of Corrections Office of Victim’s Services (2009). Missing Children [calendar]. Retrieved from http://www.corrections.ky.gov
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Clouthier, M. (2008, July 2). Where the children are [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://drmelissaclouthier.blogspot.com/search?q=child+abduction
  • Brown, K. M., Keppel, R. D., Weis, J. G., & Skeen, M. (2006), as cited in Clouthier, M. (2008, July 2). Where the children are [Mobile widget]. Retrieved from http://plusmo.com/wap/site/article.shtml?pid=558266&iid=&aid=20&q=