6.360 Crime Scene Investigations and Investigative Personnel Notifications

Question 1

It is the policy of the dept. to ______, _______ and ________ that may prove or disprove that a criminal offense has been committed and to identify the party or parties responsible.

Answer 1

Identify, document and collect evidence

Question 2

The responsibility of conducting the preliminary investigation normally lies with _______

Answer 2

The patrol officer

Question 3

Since a patrol officer is typically the first to arrive on the scene of nearly all crimes, it is their responsibility to evaluate
the circumstances, take _________ and _______ action, render aid to injured persons, and protect the crime scene

Answer 3

immediate / decisive

Question 4

When a patrol officer arrives on the scene in a supervisory capacity, they will assume the _______ of evaluating circumstances and directing and coordinating the efforts of those officers assigned

Answer 4

responsibility

Question 5

The ______ or _______ assumes the responsibility for evaluating all circumstances related to the investigation and determines the need to request assistance from a detective.

Answer 5

Patrol officer / Supervisor

Question 6

When detectives are responding to assume investigative responsibility, the patrol officer will begin the ________and will brief a supervisor.

Answer 6

preliminary investigation

Question 7

A _______ should respond and either provide the briefing to dets or will designate an officer to provide the briefing to dets.

Answer 7

Patrol Supervisor

Question 8

Patrol investigations will be notified on all crimes involving _______ .
(hint: there are 4 items)

Answer 8

Property related crimes at a felony level
Person related crimes at a felony level
Suspicious deaths
Any crimes that require investigative follow-up and need for S.W

Question 9

If CSI , coroner’s investigator, or Patrol has assessed the scene and observed something suspicious, the ________ will be notified.

Answer 9

Homicide Lieutenant

Question 10

notifications on Assault, battery, strangulation, harassment, stalking, and violation of protective orders will be made to ______

Answer 10

Patrol investigations

Question 11

The ________ or ________will respond to all major incidents/scenes and assume command from the patrol officer at the scene.

Answer 11

area sergeant / lieutenant

Question 12

It will be the responsibility of the area sergeant, lieutenant, or incident commander to evaluate the circumstances and determine the need for _____.

Answer 12

CSI

Question 13

The area sergeant will provide the details
of all major incidents/scenes to the ______.

Answer 13

Watch commander

Question 14

who is responsible for the duties of the position in which they are acting?

Answer 14

Personnel working in an acting supervisory capacity

Question 15

The area _________, ________, or_________ will assist in coordinating available patrol personnel to maintain the integrity of the crime scene until the investigation is complete or they are relieved by investigative personnel.

Answer 15

sergeant / lieutenant / incident commander

Question 16

If follow-up by an investigative bureau/section/detail is not needed, the _______ will retain the investigative responsibility.

Answer 16

Patrol officer

Question 17

The _______should be completed by the patrol officer on all scenes where an investigative unit will be responding or conducting a follow-up investigation.

Answer 17

Major Incident Log

Question 18

Responsible for completing all reports associated with the event unless relieved of this responsibility

Answer 18

Patrol officers

Question 19

Sergeant or higher will take the photographs, authorized by a ________ or above, utilizing only a department-issued device

Answer 19

lieutenant

Question 20

Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be notified when _______

Answer 20

remains found belong to a Native American

Question 21

All reported deaths or bodily injuries inflicted upon a person to the extent that ________ is a probability will be treated as a homicide until an investigation determines otherwise

Answer 21

death

Question 22

_____and ______ respond and conduct appropriate investigations related to critical events, in-custody deaths,
and incidents where LVMPD members are the victims of violent crime while performing their official duties.

Answer 22

FIT / CIRT

Question 23

FIT will respond to cases where there is _____ or _______to a subject and there is police involvement.

Answer 23

death / critical bodily harm

Question 24

a complete and thorough administrative investigation to identify policy and procedure shortcomings that, if not corrected, may lead to a similar outcome if the incident presents itself again in the future is done by ______

Answer 24

CIRT

Question 25

A complete and thorough criminal investigation to ensure an effective prosecution is made possible against those who commit violent acts against LVMPD
members is done by ________

Answer 25

FIT

Question 26

When an apparent suicide or other death occurs, and the preliminary investigation reveals the possibility that the death may have been due to homicide, the officer in charge of the scene will request a _______ to respond to the scene to confirm the death is suspicious.

Answer 26

CSA

Question 27

If death is confirmed suspicious, then the officer will immediately notify the __________

Answer 27

Homicide lieutenant or designee

Question 28

The Homicide Section Lieutenant and _______ will coordinate to determine the number of of additional Homicide section personnel needed to complete the investigation.

Answer 28

Sergeant

Question 29

FIT will be notified on all:
(Hint there are 5 of them)

Answer 29

1. Officer-involved shootings (OISs)
2. In-custody deaths, death, or critical bodily harm where there is police involvement.
3. Use of deadly force incidents
4. Incidents where the force used by officers led to critical injury to the subject whom the force was applied.
5. Any incident where the dept member, during the course of their official duties, is the victim of a violent felony crime & sustains critical injury.

Question 30

CIRT will be notified on all:
(Hint there are 6 of them)

Answer 30

1. OISs
2. In-custody deaths
3. Attempted suicides at DSD
4. Use of deadly force incidents (including intentional animal shootings)
5. Incidents where the force used by officers led to critical injury to the subj whom the force was applied.
6. Any incident where the dept member, during the course of official duties, is the victim of a violent felony crime and sustains critical injury.

Question 31

Patrol detectives are ______ to respond to DSD incidents to conduct preliminary investigations.

Answer 31

not required

Question 32

_________ will be immediately notified when the crimes are determined to be gang-involved.

Answer 32

The Safe Neighborhood Bureau Gangs Section

Question 33

Gangs sections will respond to assist the respective investigative unit with intelligence gathering and dissemination for the following
(Hint: there are 3 and its only for gang-related incidents)

Answer 33

1. Homicide
2. Attempted murder
3. Any incident where Gang section dets can provide or gain actionable intelligence to or from any dept member.

Question 34

Gangs sections will be immediately notified when the following crimes are determined to be gang-involved and will respond to scene to assume role of primary investigative unit:
(Hint: there are 4 of them)

Answer 34

1. Firing a gun into an occupied structure
2. Firing a gun from a moving vehicle
3. Violent Felony crimes (BWDW, AWDW, of BWSBH)
4. When facts known to primary invest unit of a homicide, robbery, kidnapping, or sexual assault are reviewed &, it is determined that the crime is gang-involved and that members of a gang may take retaliatory action.

Question 35

The _____ det at a _____ investigation will be responsible for all police activities that occur at the crime scene.

Answer 35

FIT / FIT

Question 36

Only _____ personnel essential to the furtherance of the investigation will be allowed to enter the interior of the crime scene perimeter.

Answer 36

Sufficient

Question 37

If at the conclusion of an event where a suspect has been actively pursued by officers (on foot or in a vehicle), and the suspect commits suicide, ______ will be notified and may respond to the termination point to conduct the ________ investigation.

Answer 37

Suicide / Suicide

Question 38

Property related crimes at a felony level are:
(Hint: there are 5 of them)

**Patrol investigations will be notified on these.

Answer 38

1. Auto thefts requiring immediate follow-up
2. Residential/commercial burgs over $50,000
3. Grand Larceny over $75,000
4. Residential/commercial burgs as part of an identified series.
5. Firearm related crimes (PPPFA, Poss stolen FA, obliterated serial number.

Question 39

Person-related crimes at a felony level include:
(Hint: there are 6 of them)

**Patrol investigations will be notified on these

Answer 39

Assault
battery
mayhem
att murder
robberies
larceny from persons

Question 40

Patrol investigations will be notified on the following domestic related crimes:
(Hint: there are 6)

Answer 40

assault
battery
strangulation
harassment
stalking
violation of protective orders

Question 41

Patrol investigations will be notified on_________deaths

Answer 41

suspicious

Question 42

The Theft Crimes Bureau Robbery Section will be notified on all crimes involving:
(Hint: there are 9 of them)

Answer 42

1. Any commercial robbery where victim has been shot or seriously injured.
2. Takeover style robbery (Casino/Bar)
3. Armored car robberies
4. Robberies assigned to Robbery section that are part of an ongoing series AND have been previously identified.
5. Active kidnap events that Robbery is responsible for investigating (extortion demand must be element)
6. Any situation Robbery handles that gain intense media interest.
7. Bank robberies
8. Commercial robberies/other crimes they handle where immediate follow up investigation is necessary (IE Search warrant)

Question 43

The Organized Retail Crime & Construction Theft Section will be notified and will take primary invest responsibility for:
(Hint: there are 6 of them)

Answer 43

1. Theft is over $75K in value of retail product
2. Theft involves a suspect in custody who has specific, verifiable, & actionable info on a fencing op.
3. Theft involves commercial fuel & any theft that involves fuel w/ use of a pulsar device, or any device used to manipulate commercial fuel pumps.
4. Theft involves items taken from active construction site (copper)
5. Misdemeanor & felony thefts related to retail businesses.
6. Commercial burgs that occur during business hours a part of a grand larceny or petit larceny.