Part 1 Flashcards
It is the collection of facts in order to accomplish the three-fold aims to identify the guilty party; to locate the
guilty party; and to provide evidence of his (suspect) guilt (PNP Investigation Manual, 2011).
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION?
criminal investigation process resembled a battle between the police and perpetuator over
crime related information and in committing crime the offender emits signal or leads behind information of various source
like fingerprints, eye witness description, murder weapon, which the police attempt to collect through investigative
activity.
Information theory
there is a systematic method of inquiry that preliminary apply scientific knowledge,
principles and methodologies in order to discover, identify, collect and process facts and evidence to promote justice.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS A SCIENCE.
This refers to the investigation of cases that are unique and often require the application of Legal Medicine and
requires special training to fully understand their broad significance. The emphasis is on physical evidence rather than an
extra judicial confession.
SPECIAL CRIME INVESTIGATION
rule of conduct, just, obligatory, laid by legitimate power for common observance and benefit.
Law
- It must be rule of conducts – it must be regulate our action or behaviour.
- It is dictated by legitimate power – it must be laid by legitimate power of the law making bodies
- It must be compulsory and obligatory
Law
Other technical Definition
- Law
- Forensic
- Medicine
- Legal
- Jurisprudence
Forms of Law:
a. Written or Statutory Law (Lex Scripta
b. Unwritten or Common Law (Lex non Scripta)
It is composed of laws which are produced by the country’s legislations and which are defined, codified, and
incorporated by the law-making body.
Are produced, defined, codified by the law-making body which here in the Phlippine our law-making body is the
legislative branch.
Example. Philippine Laws
Written or Statutory Law (Lex Scripta)
It is composed of unwritten laws based on immemorial customs and usages. Sometimes referred to as case law,
common law, jurisprudence, or customary law.
We are referring to a common law, jurisprudence or customary law that based in emomorial customs and usage
This is not applicable in our country.
Example: Laws of England
Unwritten or Common Law (Lex non Scripta)
It denotes anything belonging to the court of law or used in court or legal proceedings or something fitted
for legal or public argumentations.
- all relating to the application of scientific test or methods and techniques to the investigation or detection of
crime we call them forensic
Forensic
It is a science and art dealing with prevention, cure, and alleviation of disease. It is that part of science and
art of restoring and preserving health.
- it can also applied as a science and as an art of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing desaeas and also
improving the health of a person
Medicine
It pertains to law, arising out of, by virtue of or included in law. Refers to anything conformable to the letters or
rules of law as it is administered by the court.
- it is the anything that is permitted by law we considered it as legal or you allowed to do it or you have to do it
by law
Legal
is a science of giving a wise interpretation of the law and making just application of them to all cases
as they arise. Judicial decisions applying or interpreting the laws shall form a part of the Philippine jurisprudence.
- is a science of giving a wise interpretations of law for the purpose of applications to all cases.
- having a knowledge with law
Jurisprudence
This refers to the branch of medicine which deals with the application of medical knowledge to the purposes of
law and in the administration of justice (Solis, 1987). It is also a part of medical science which is employed by the legal
authorities for the solution of legal problems. Any physician who testifies in court in his personal capacity can be
considered a practitioner of legal medicine.(Lagonera,2010).
LEGAL MEDICINE