Book 1 Flashcards
A system based on the idea that certain aspects of the human bossy remain the same after maturity
What are those aspects
Who invented it
The Bertillon System.
- Skeletal size.
- Ear shaping.
- Eye color.
Alphonse Bertillon
The science of tracking the path of a bullet
Ballistics
- What was England’s first PAID full time police force called.
- How many uniformed officers did they have.
- When were they established and by whom.
- What was their actual department name.
- Who did they replace
- BOBBIES.
- 1,000.
- By Sir Robert Peel.
- The London metropolitan police Dept.
- The ild constables and the Bow Street Runners.
- What was the FIRST known investigative body in England called.
- Who did they consist of and what were their duties.
- What was their function and who did they consist of.
- How were they paid.
- What were they originally called.
- The Bow Street Runners.
- Consisted of appointed parish constables acclimated to night watchman duties.
- To perform criminal investigations by using their ties with Londons criminal underworld. Consisted of thief takers.
- Not paid as officers. But got paid by getting a percentage of fines resulting from successful prosecution of thrives. “ thief taker rewards “
- Mr fieldings people
- The ability to draw conclusions based on critical thinking. Based on specific pieces of evidence to establish proof that a suspect is guilty of an offense
- Example
- Deductive reasoning.
2. Identifying muddy footprints outside the window of a burglary. R they the burglars or the owners.
- Reasoning that’s takes us beyond what we know to conclusions about what we don’t know.
- Example.
- Inductive reasoning.
- This ice is cold …….therefore all ice is cold.
All of John Wayne gacys victims found to date were male ……..therefore gacy did not kill females
Ability to identify teeth and bite marks
Forensic Dentistry.
Investigative personal from all jurisdictions were called
Major case squads.
- What is the response when when the Prevention of crime is through deterrence.
- How is it achieved
- Preventive response.
2. Achieved by arresting the criminal by aggressive prosecution
- What is the response when The investigation is conducted before the crime is committed and the suspect is identified and arrested before he commits the crime
Proactive response.
- What was the prohibition act called.
- What did it prohibit.
- What DIDNT THE ACT PROHIBIT.
- The Volstead act.
- The act prohibited only the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
- IT DID NOT PROHIBIT the purchase or consumption.
The response of addressing crimes that have already occurred.
Reactive response.
What are the 3 different responses for modes of criminal investigation.
- Preventive response.
- Proactive response.
- Reactive response.
A compilation of descriptions , methods of operations , hiding places , and names of associates is known as what
Rogues gallery
What is the the headquarters of Londons metropolitan police and where the first criminal investigative body originally formed at.
Scotland Yard
- What is the scientific analysis of blood called
2. What blood does it distinguish
- Serology.
2. Distinguishes between human blood stains and blood from most other animals
What were recruits from riff raff off the streets to aid law enforcement officials in locating criminals. Known as
Thief catchers
What are the two classes of thief catchers.
- Hirelings.
2. Social climbers.
What are HIRELINGS.
Motives were mercenary in nature
What are SOCIAL CLIMBERS
Would implicate their accomplices in order to move up the social ladder
These 4 recommendations were came from what study.
- Coordinate police investigations more closely with prosecutors.
- Expand the investigative role of patrol officers. ( greater police responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations ).
- Provide additional resources to process, organize , and search for latent prints. ( increase forensic resources for patent prints and to effectively organize and search for them )
- Distinguish between cases which can be handled clerk ally and those that require specially trained investigators
THE RAND STUDY.
What are the 4 recommendations from the RAND STUDY.
- Coordinate police investigations more closely with prosecutors.
- Expand the investigative role of patrol officers. ( greater police responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations ).
- Provide additional resources to process, organize , and search for latent prints. ( increase forensic resources for patent prints and to effectively organize and search for them )
- Distinguish between cases which can be handled clerk ally and those that require specially trained investigators
Where were the first professional police forces established in America.
What year did all other cities have police depts by
Boston , New York, and Philadelphia
1870’s
What 3 significant elements emerged that had an impact on criminal investigation.
- Municipal police were supplemented by county sheriffs in rural areas.
- Establishment of the Texas Rangers.
- Expansion of police functions with the establishment of the US marshals,