Crimianl 3

Question 1

The Importance of Field Notes

Answer 1

Few people can remember everything they do.
The longer the span between an event and recalling it, the greater the chance for incomplete information.

Question 2

ELBOWS (Importance of Field Notes)

Answer 2

E - no erasures
L - no leaves torn out
B - no blank spaces
O - no overwriting
W - no writing in margins
S - statements to be written in direct speech

Question 3

Note Taking is an essential

Answer 3

Note taking is an essential part of the report writing process.

Question 4

With investigative report writing,

Answer 4

there are going to be questions down the line.

Question 5

Basic Uses for Field Notes

Answer 5

Storage: documents can disappear from records management
Responsibility to replace can fall on the original writer
No one else has the knowledge to recreate it or the original.
Building Blocks: Notes are the foundation of a report.
Notes are the rare material used to help write a report
Aid to memory

Question 6

5 Mechanics of Note Taking

Answer 6

Readable, Factual, Accurate, Concise, and Complete.

Question 7

Who Takes Notes

Answer 7

Notes are not exclusive to the police force.

Question 8

Define Notes

Answer 8

Permanent facts that help you write a report and complete an investigation

Question 9

Note-taking benefits the investigation because

Answer 9

it establishes the information needed to either convict or exonerate the person.

Question 10

All notes taken are

Answer 10

records
Anything you create in the normal course of business is a record

Question 11

_____ are essential for any notes.

Answer 11

Date, time, and location

Question 12

Make sure timelines are consistent with notes

Answer 12

When, where, what, who, how, why

Question 13

For a crime to occur,

Answer 13

there must be ability, opportunity, and desire.

Question 14

Note taking

Answer 14

When: did it happen, discovered, reported, the police arrive, arrested?
How was the crime discovered
Be able to describe the physical scene

Question 15

Abbr.
S:
V:
W:
C:
A:

Answer 15

Suspect
Victim
Witness
Complaint
Actor - a criminal in NJ is called an actor.

Question 16

Heading

Answer 16

Date, case #, time, victim, location, the crime that occurred
Date, shift, area, vehicle, mileage

Question 17

Surveillance

Answer 17

is the monitoring of the behavior and activities of a person in a covert manner.

Question 18

Surveillance is a ___task

Answer 18

team

Question 19

You can do surveillance on:

Answer 19

A Person
Place, House, Property, Area
Organization
Vehicle
Package

Question 20

Name Mining

Answer 20

trying to associate people with our target.
-Helps us to develop leads and obtain more information from additional sources

Question 21

Target

Answer 21

Need to obtain information on the target
Need age, photo, location (photos), car, where he works, family, where he hangs out
Want to set surveillance up outside his house, job, and where he hangs out
The more links we get to the chain the better there is of getting someone.

Question 22

Preparing for Surveillance

Answer 22

Location
Who the target is
How many people associated
Weather
Schedule
Besides staking out, you can use recording devices, GPS tracking, and cameras
You can go on Zillow to see what a house looks like, and get a layout.
For a search warrant, you have to specify what you want to search, even if there are

Question 23

Why Conduct Surveillance?

Answer 23

To obtain evidence, gather information, and document the individual

Question 24

Tactics for Surveillance

Answer 24

Always have someone taking notes, every detail matters.

Question 25

Single foot:

Answer 25

make sure you’re behind the person and not too close

Question 26

examples of waling and surivalnnce

Answer 26

Pretend you’re looking for a dog, ordering a pizza, or having a baby in a stroller.

Question 27

Electronic -

Answer 27

camera, phone, license plate reader

Question 28

Mobile vs Stationary.

Answer 28

Mobile - in a car following someone. Stationary - in a fixed location.

Question 29

Mechanical vs Human.

Answer 29

Mechanical - drones, Human - a person is following someone

Question 30

Area -

Answer 30

need to be familiar with where we are going to be, have a car and clothes that fit the area.

Question 31

The plan -

Answer 31

we need to figure out what to do in case things go wrong. Use common sense

Question 32

5 methods of survalince

Answer 32

Foot, one-officer, two-officers, ABC methods, progressive, or leapfrog

Question 33

Foot surveillance -

Answer 33

usually a short distance, can be caught easily

Question 34

Two-officer surveillance -

Answer 34

two officers are working together to watch the individual, provides more security and less chance of the operation being compromised.

Question 35

LeapFrog -

Answer 35

someone takes your spot and someone else can take their spot.