First Test Flashcards
Criminal Investigation Definition
process of discovering ,collecting, preparing, identifying and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible
The word investigate is from the
latin word Vestigare meaning to track or trace
Investigators recognize when a legitimate case is unsolved but only after
all leads have been exhausted
Effective/ Successful investigators practice
DOD
What does DOD stand for
-Determination as in persistence
-Objectivity as in being open minded and forming no personal opinion or preconceived notions and considering all possibilities
DIscipline as in not being impetuous, keeping personal feelings in check and following proper procedure/practices
Theory of transference=
how to keep personnel out of the scene.
Henry Locard
-Says you always leave a piece of you when you enter a room or TO leave a piece of you there like a
Criminalsit branch off
into forensic science, a broader field applying science to the law
Forensic Science:
Applying physical science/technology to the examination of physical evidence of crimes
Forensic science begins where?
at the crime scene
The initial Response
-Suspect may still be at or near the scene
-Injured persons may need emergency care
-Witnesses may still be at the scene
First peopel there:
-Handle Emgerincaens first
-Secure the scene
-Investigate
-Inductive reasoning:
making a generalization, establishing conclusion via specific facts
Deductive reasoning/ deductive logic:
process of reasoning from one or more statements to reach a logically certain conclusion
Responsibilities of Patrol Officers
Response to an Emergency
Total confusion or be deserted
Officers must take charge
Form a plan
Responsibilities of Patrol Officers
Protecting Crime scneceLmajor responsibility of first arriving officers
Officers must control curious outdoor bystanders and other individuals not involved with the inesvatigion
Controlling family members
Media/1st Amendment: Public
A CSI or crime scene investigator is a
specialist in organized scientific collection and processing of evidence
Dying declaration is considered last words:
-They don’t actually have to die
Statement can be record by anyone and although usually hearsay, accepted in court as reliable
Problem Oriented Policing-POP
strategy aimed at solving persistent community problems; identifying, analyzing and responding to underlying circumstance that create accidents
Community Policing
It is the combined efforts of all police personnel that solves crimes; from dispatchers to the assistance of other agencies and partnership with the community
Shrinking budgets and complications of modern day crime have resulted in task forces targeting drugs, gangs and terroism
Multidisciplinary Approach:
employs various field specialists from within a particular jurisdiction
Inductive reasoning
-Gut feeling
Deductive reasoning
-Based on facts
Occam’s Razor
Stop overthinking everything
Reactive
-Crimes that already occurred
Proactive
-Before crime is committed a suspect is identified
Preventive
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-Prevention through deterrence
-Involves arresting the criminal and aggressive prosecution
