LECTURE 1 Flashcards
It is an art which deals with the identity and location of the offender and provides evidence of guilt through criminal proceedings.
Criminal Investigation
It is the systematic method of inquiry that is more a science than an art.
Criminal Investigation
It is the collection of facts to accomplish a three-fold aim
Investigation
What are the 3 fold aim?
a. to identify the guilty party;
b. to locate the guilty party
c. to provide evidence of his guilt.
the person who is charged with the duty of carrying out the objectives of criminal investigation
Investigator
Deals with the study of major crimes based on the application of special investigative techniques.
Special Crime Investigation
The study concentrates more on physical evidence.
Special Crime Investigation
What are the duties of Criminal Investigator?
- Establish that, in fact, a crime was committed under the law.
- Identify and apprehend the suspect.
- To recover stolen property.
- To assist the state in prosecuting the party charged with the offense
What are the 6 Cardinal Points of Investigation?
What, Where, When, Whom, Why, How)
What are the qualities of a good investigator?
- Perseverance
- Intelligence
- Honest
- Understanding of the people and environment
- Keen power of observation
He was a master criminal who became London’s most effective criminal investigator.
JONATHAN WILD
The famous thief catcher in 1720s
Jonathan Wild
He made popular the idea of employing a thief to catch a thief. Thus, making him the most famous Thief-Catcher in 1720s
Jonathan Wild
He conceived the idea of charging a fee for locating and returning stolen property to its rightful owners.
Jonathan Wild
He was the creator of the BOW STREET RUNNERS while he was the magistrate; he formed a group of police officers attached to the Bow Street Court, and not in uniform, performing criminal investigative functions.
Henry Fielding
His investigators were then called Bow Street Runners and became quite effective because of his personal guidance despite the fact that he was blind.
SIR JOHN FIELDING
He introduced the practice of developing paid informants, printing wanted notices, employing criminal raids, and bearing firearms and handcuffs.
Sir John Fielding
The US CONGRESS created the office of the GENERAL AND REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE. This is the first organized federal law enforcement and investigative effort made by the US government.
1759 USA
A prominent London president who proposed the unique idea of creating sizeable uniformed force to police the city of London in order to remedy the public outcry concerning the alarming increase of criminality during the early 1800s.
PATRICK COLQUHOUN
His proposal was considered too radical and was dismissed by the Royal Court.
PATRICK COLQUHOUN
He was a criminal who turned Paris Investigator. He is a former convict who became a notorious thief-catcher in France.
Eugene Francois Vidocq
He is credited as the founder of LA SURETE, France‟s national detective organization and He made popular the concept of “SET A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF”.
Eugene Francoi Vidocq
He introduced the concept of „TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY‟, which is a forerunner of our present-day credit card system. He also He created a squad of ex-convicts to aid the Paris police in crime investigation.
Eugene Francois Vidocq
The founder and chief organizer of the London Metropolitan Police – the SCOTLAND YARD.
Sir Robert Peels
