Chapter 25 Flashcards
Officers may obtain copies of a Miami-Dade County jail booking record or Complaint/Arrest Affidavit. Copies of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Bureau Record (RAP sheet) may be obtained by personnel of the rank of ___ or higher and investigators assigned to Investigative Services, the Professional Compliance Bureau (PCB), the Media Relations Section, or the PCB Public Corruption Investigations Section.
Lieutenant
Any employee who discovers exculpatory evidence shall notify their supervisor and immediately provide the evidence to the prosecuting entity (e.g., State Attorney’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office). The investigator should document both the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the exculpatory evidence and to whom the evidence was provided on a supplemental report. Any post-conviction complaint alleging that a department employee withheld, omitted, or otherwise overlooked exculpatory evidence will be handled by the ___. If the complaint is received by an entity other than the __, the entity shall immediately notify the ___.
PCB
Personnel shall be assigned on the basis of ____ to the investigation of cases requiring specialized skill,
knowledge, and ability. This does not preclude assigned personnel from obtaining assistance from others
who may have more specialized skills, but emphasizes using the better qualified available individual. Assignment of personnel based on a rotation or other criteria-free system is discouraged.
Expertise
Crime Scene Supervision:
The ___ investigator is in charge of the crime scene and is responsible for requesting laboratory examinations.
Lead
Second Contact:
A second contact shall be made by the assigned investigator with victims and witnesses, as the investigation may require. The investigator shall attempt to uncover information which was not obtained during the preliminary investigation and shall advise concerned principals of the status of the case. Investigators shall make the second contact within __ hours of receiving an Assigned or Assigned “A” case. Contact shall be made in person; however, if this is not practicable, a telephone call or letter advising of the case status and requesting any additional information will suffice.
72
Investigative Roll Calls:
Attendance of GIU investigators at patrol roll calls shall occur on a __ basis to exchange information regarding open cases. Other investigative units shall attend roll calls as the need arises. Officers should routinely contact investigators with case information when possible.
Monthly
District Responsibilities: Criminal intelligence information received by police personnel will be documented and forwarded to the Homeland Security Bureau, Intelligence Section, via the district Crime Analysis Unit, within __ hours of receipt.
48
Interviews and Interrogations:
1. Statements shall be obtained in a constitutionally correct manner to preclude inadmissibility due to insufficient warning. In every instance where warnings are applicable, the ___ warning shall be read from a prepared text and, if practicable, signed by the suspect.
Full
Identification and Lineups:
When conducting identification confrontations (show-ups) photographic lineups, or physical lineups,
officers must follow established guidelines. All identification processes must be conducted in as ___ an atmosphere as possible. A ___ atmosphere, free of inadvertent suggestion, ensures that the subject’s rights are protected and maintains the integrity of the identification process. Additional information may be found in the Florida Law Enforcement Handbook.
Neutral
Identification and Lineups:
A ___ sheet of paper, the same size as the photographs utilized in sequential photographic lineups.
Blank
Identification and Lineups:
______: An investigator administering a lineup or photo array who has knowledge of the suspect’s identity but does not know the order of the photos and cannot see the photos as they are being displayed.
Functional equivalent
Identification and Lineups:
______: An investigator or officer administering a lineup or photo array who has no knowledge of the suspect’s identity, also known as a “Blind Administrator.
Independent administrator
Photographic Lineup Displays:
A photographic lineup shall consist of a minimum of six photographs. A minimum of ___ filler photos shall be utilized together with only one photo of the suspect.
5
Photographic Lineup:
After all photos have been displayed and ONLY if the witness requests it, the entire display may be repeated __ in the same sequence as originally presented. The entire sequence shall be presented even if the witness only requests to see one or a few photos.
Once
Conducting Physical Lineups:
Physical lineups will be composed of a minimum of __ persons, including the suspect and five filler non-suspects who were not involved in the crime under investigation. The officer will ensure nothing in the lineup obviously points to the suspect as the person to be identified. Ensure that all persons participating in the lineup have similar physical characteristics to those of the suspect, e.g., race, height, weight, etc.
6
Case Assignment Categories:
____: Informs the investigator of the crime in order to compare case facts, relative similarities, and trends; however, there appears to be no chance of subject apprehension.
Assigned-information
Case Assignment Categories:
_____: Cases which lack solvability factors. Investigators shall contact the victim within __ hours of receipt and verify original report. If the detective or supervisor develops a workable lead from a legitimate source, a supplementary report will be written and the case will be upgraded to “Assigned” status.
Assigned “A” & 72
Case Assignment Categories:
Assigned: Investigator must contact victim within __ hours of receipt and verify original report. This contact and any additional information shall be documented by the investigator on a supplementary report which will be submitted within ___ working days to the investigator’s supervisor for approval.
72 & 10
Case Assignment Categories:
Additional information relating to major crimes such as homicide, robbery, and sexual battery will be documented and submitted on a supplementary report within __ working days. Thereafter, a supplementary report shall be submitted for supervisory review, if warranted, to justify continuation of the investigation.
21
The term “Cold Case” refers to the status of a case which typically indicates all viable leads have been worked and a subject or suspect has not been identified or arrested because of a variety of reasons. Open/Cold Cases are to be reviewed ___ for any changes which may occur.
Annually
An Investigative Task Force may be established when normal resources are unable to cope with the problem.
The decision to establish an investigative task force must be approved by the ___ or designee. Once the decision to form a task force has been made, a task force commander will be appointed. The task force commander will be of the rank of ___ or higher, depending on the scope of the investigation, and will be responsible for establishing accountability for all facets of the operation, including identifying available resources, and for briefing the Director or designee on the progress of the task force.
Director & lieutenant