Investigation And Arrest Flashcards
RCMP Areas
Customs Drug enforcement Economic crimes Federal policing Immigration Proceeds of crime Criminal intelligence
Municipal Police Duties
Preserving peace Prevent crime Assisting victims of crime Apprehending criminals Laying charges Executing warrants Enforcing municipal by-laws
Crime occurs
First Police officer on screen must call an ambulance for anyone injured
Call in backup to neutralize any other threat
Search the screen to find evidence
Centre and perimeter
Centre: Where the crime was committed
Perimeter: surrounding areas of the scene
Reasons for centre and perimeter
Allows a through search, to seize and collect evidence, ensuring it will make it to court
Contamination
Damage or loss of evidence
Police log
Note pad for police officer to write down what he/she saw
Patrol officer
Has an area that they check regularly, usually the first at the scene
Crime officer
Trained to preserve evidence
The ones touching the evidence
Criminal identification officer
Examining the scene pointing out evidence
Criminal investigations bureau officer
Detective on scene
In charge of interrogating suspects and talking to witnesses
Physical
Impressions
Blood
Body outline
Forensic
Biochemical evidence
Spend most of their time in a lab examining evidence
Impressions
Patterns or marks left at the scene
Ie: footprints, tire tread, fingerprints
Class
General attributes of an object
Make/model/size
