LECTURE 10: Common Investigation Oversights Flashcards
lack of material documentation of the case under investigation.
Incomplete Case Folder
police personnel are not knowledgeable about crime scene preservation and basic investigation.
No Template for the Conduct of Investigation
the SOCO, investigators, prosecutors and other concerned agencies work separately and independently in the conduct of their investigation.
Inadequacy of Coordination
Lpertains to absence of police investigator during trial to act as prosecutor’s witness due to retirement and transfer of concerned investigator.
Failure to prosecute
non-observance of proper documentation in the turn-over of evidence from one officer to another or one office to another.
Chain of Custody
police investigators take for granted the electronic devices such as cell phones, computers and other electronic devices can be processed to give investigative leads.
Less Appreciation of Electronic Device