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Section 6: People Flashcards

1
Q

What are the four ways we can talk about non-suspects?

A

Victim
Reporting Party
Complainant
Witness

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2
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There are a lot of overlap between the victim, reporting party, complainant, and the witness. True or False

A

true

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3
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In some cases the victim, reporting party, complainant and the witness are all one person or four different people. True or False

A

true

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4
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Person that the crime was committed against.

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victim

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5
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The person who called the police and brought it to their attention.

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Reporting party

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6
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Person who wants the police to do something about it.

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Complainant

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7
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Person who saw the crime happen.

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witness

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8
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In addition to the non-suspect: victim, reporting party, complainant, and witness there is what?

A

a fifth party which are people who were not there but they know something about what happened.

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9
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Example, car gets broken into outside of an apartment complex and their were no witness. The victim is the complainant and the reporting party also. what is the next step?

A

neighborhood canvas

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10
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What are you doing when you knock on someone’s door and tell them their was a car break in the other night and ask them if they know anything about it?

A

Neighborhood canvas

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11
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Knock and Talk has to do with what?

A

Neighborhood Canvas

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12
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When talking to people on a neighborhood canvas the police have to be careful because of what?

A

lies and errors

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13
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Lies are what?

A

Intentional

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14
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Errors are what?

A

the speaker thinks they are telling the truth

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15
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If you are not a complainant, witness, victim, or a suspect you are a what?

A

Informant

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16
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Example, knocking on the door and saying there was a car broke into and they might have saw something this is considered a what ?

A

informal informant

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17
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People who sometimes do it for free or get paid and sometimes for a reduced sentence are what?

A

Confidential informants

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18
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People who give information to the police about crimes routinely.

A

Confidential informants

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19
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Example, former drug user can help you catch drug dealers. this is an example of what?

A

Confidential informants

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20
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Example, applying for a warrant based on probable cause developed through information given to you be a confidential information the judge will want to know about the CI. What is most important is what ?

A

Reliability of the Confidential Informant

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21
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You have to establish reliability of a confidential informant to be able to use what they said. True or False

A

True

22
Q

First thing you can do after getting information from a Ci is?

A

Corroboration

23
Q

Any detail of anything they tell us about a crime if we can ___________ it tends to make their story look better.

A

corroborate

24
Q

Example, if you buy your drugs from someone or are related to them. The more the police can figure out the the CI has a probable story and a reason for these questions that increases reliability. What are the questions?

A 
When 
How 
Where 
why 
did they learn it?
25
Q

What can make a confidential informant more reliable?

A

If they were used in previous cases

26
Q

Example, if it is a CI who has done it before and the information was proven to be absolutely correct the judge is going to be more trusting of the confidential informant. True or False

A

True

27
Q

Police keep the CI secret and do not identify them unless it is the last resort. True or False

A

True

28
Q

Example, ask the CI if they will take an undercover officer in and vouch for them so they can corroborate and be able to testify about what is occurring. This allows what?

A

The CI to remain secret

29
Q

What type of interviews happen at or near the scene of the crime and at or near the time of the crime?

A

Field interviews

30
Q

“Hey, you matched the description of who robbed the store a couple blocks away. Can you talk to me for a few minutes?” This is an example of what?

A

Field interviews

31
Q

Are there some states where there is a law that says a police can force you to identify yourself?

A

Yes

32
Q

If the police go up to you and have reasonable suspicion, they can ask why tour name is and you must satisfy the police telling them who you really are. This is known as what?

A

Forced Investigation

33
Q

According to the fifth amendment are the police allowed to force you to identify yourself?

A

Yes

34
Q

The easiest way to prove who you are is by what?

A

ID

35
Q

Example, if you think you have a suspect but you do not have enough probable cause to arrest them can you look them up for other warrants?

A

Yes

36
Q

_______ is with someone who is not a suspect.

A

Interview

37
Q

________ is with a suspect.

A

Interrogation

38
Q

Can an interview turn into an interrogation?

A

Yes

39
Q

Example, you think you are interviewing a witness and then halfway through you realize you are interrogating a suspect. Or vice versa. Can this happen?

A

Yes

40
Q

What is the first thing you want to do when talking with people?

A

Prepare in advance

41
Q

Can you prepare in advance for field interviews and side of the street encounters?

A

No

42
Q

Rereading someone’s police file to refresh your memory is considered what?

A

Prepare in advance

43
Q

What should you do as soon as the incident occurs? Why?

A

Interview people because people’s memory fails

44
Q

In order to make them feel comfortable around you and trust you what do you need to do?

A

Build rapport

45
Q

Should there be any physical barriers between you and the person you are interviewing or interrogating?

A

No

46
Q

Sit close to them and build rapport. True or false

A

True

47
Q

What puts people at ease and makes it harder for them to run away if they are the bad guy?

A

Sitting

48
Q

Should you encourage conversations?

A

Yes

49
Q

“Did you get robbed last night?” Does that encourage conversation?

A

No

50
Q

“Tell me what happened last night.” Does that encourage conversation?

A

Yes

51
Q

What should you have available especially if it is a victim or the family of the victim if it is a murder case?

A

Kleenex and Water

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