Ch 7 The Follow Up Imvestigation And Inv. Resources.

Question 0

Field interview/information report :

Answer 0

Filled out when patrolling officers identify persons or vehicles that are suspicious to them but are not connected with any particular offense.

Question 1

Solvability factors :

Answer 1

Elements of information that have been demonstrated to correlate with higher probabilities of investigative success. Factors include: is the suspect named, can be suspect be identified, is there a detailed 10-34 of the suspect, is there significant physical evidence, are other suspects named, identified or described in detail, etc.

Question 2

Surveillance :

Answer 2

Continued observance of people, places, and things to obtain information of investigative significance. The most frequently used surveillance type is Covert.

Question 3

Two types of surveillance :

Answer 3

• Physical - Personally done by one or more members of a team.
• Technical - Involves the use of various advanced tech such as GPS, pinhole cameras, acoustic microphones, wire taps, etc.

Question 4

Eyewitnesses may be requested to see if they recognize anyone connected with the crime in one of three procedures :

Answer 4

• Photo lineup
• “Live” Lineup
• Show up

Question 5

Cold case :

Answer 5

The most extreme form of a follow up, is the reopening of an activated, unsolved case. The most common type of cold case investigation is a murder or serial murders. Followed by rapes.

Question 6

Four types of intelligence :

Answer 6

Indicative - Focuses on emerging and new criminal developments.
Tactical - Immediately actionable and often results in arrests.
Strategic - Gathered and analyzed over time and visually confirms newly discovered patterns of criminal activity.
Evidential - Factual, precise information that can be presented in court.

Question 7

6 continuous step process of the intelligence/analytical process :

Answer 7

• Planning and direction
• Collection
• Processing
• Analysis and production
• Dissemination
• Re-evaluation

Question 8

Trends -

Answer 8

General tendencies in the occurrence of crime across large geographic areas over extended periods of time.

Question 9

Patterns -

Answer 9

Same crime committed repeatedly over a short period of time, sometimes but not always by the same offender. Ex purse snatching from females walking to their cars.

Question 10

Series -

Answer 10

The same type of crime is committed over a short period of time, probably by the same offender. Ex. 6 B/Es occur in 9 days.

Question 11

Sprees -

Answer 11

The same type of offense is committed at almost the same time by the same offender.

Question 12

Hot spots -

Answer 12

Location where various crimes are committed on a regular basis usually by different perps.

Question 13

Crimogen -

Answer 13

Either an individually known offender who is responsible for a large number of crimes or one victim who reports a large number of crimes.