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Structured Hypothesis Development in Criminal Investigation: A method aimed at providing a broad and objective starting point for a criminal investigation

“…The requirement to include an innocence hypothesis is relevant in relation to meeting the standard of proof – often expressed as ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. In his discussion of evidence assessment in court within jurisprudence, Kolflaath (2015) emphasises the role of innocence hypotheses in relation to the standard of proof, and argues that to meet the standard there should be no plausible narrative (story, version, scenario, course of events) that implies aquittal after evidence has been provided. In order to satisfy the standard of proof, the remaining hypothesis must be thoroughly tested, and all reasonable innocence hypotheses must be eliminated.…”