Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and technologies to project activities in order to meet project requirements. These include initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the project. These skills can also be applied to resolving criminal activity.

When criminal activity occurs police officers should investigate as soon as possible. In U.S.A for example, there are three stages in criminal investigations: on scene arrest, hot search and warm search. In Taiwan for example, governments establish policies to deter kidnappers. If kidnap occurs, police officers are allocated to a specific task force to solve the crime.

Recently, it was a miracle that Jaycee Duggard who was kidnapped when she was 11 years old was found after 18 years. Jaycee’s step father witnessed the abduction which took place as his daughter was preparing to board a school bus. His step daughter was force by a married couple into their vehicle. The step father attempted to chase the car as it sped off but was unsuccessful as he was riding a bicycle. He phoned 911 and reported the situation to the police and a search for the missing girl was commenced. The case remained unsolved for the next 18 years during which time the abducted girl’s parents were divorced. Not only was the girl traumatized by the event and the subsequent years for inability of the police officers to solve this horrific crime. (Sydney morning herald and Canberra time 29/08/09 page1)

Project management is a useful method and is wisely applied to many diverse projects such as National aeronautics and space administration (NASA)’s lunar project and Olympic Beijing’s project. If governments allocated greater financial resources to investigative bodies to gather experts including psychologists, police officers, forensic and IT specialist to work in a project management team, it could bring more cases to a favorable conclusion.

作　　者：蘇益薰,ＰＭＰ

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