Suspect ID Flashcards
Procedures
- Sequencing
- Think of it as building blocks
- Consensual Contacts
- Stop
- Stop and frisk
- Arrest
Doing the right things, in the right order
Sequencing
Building Blocks For ID Suspects
No show of force or assertion of authority, free to leave
Reasonable suspicion
Reasonable suspicion / officer safety
Probable Cause
Beyond a reasonable doubt
_________ is the primary source of
information but not always the most reliable.
Victim and witness information
Eyewitnesses are very good at answering questions about “__________” and can often
be accurate even if poor or
inaccurate details are given
concerning the description
of suspect.
“what happened”
T/F
Eyewitnesses tend to provide
the most accurate answers to
open questions.
True
T/F
Preliminary investigative questions do not
require a Miranda Advisement.
True
It is only necessary when a suspect is in
________ and being _____ in
reference to the criminal investigation.
- custody
- questioned
T/F
Eyewitnesses can be good at recognizing people and items from an event even though they cannot accurately
describe or recall them.
True
_____ are excellent evidence. They let you know
where a persons loyalties lie and speak to the
character of your witness.
Lies
If someone lies about a crime having occurred they can be charged with __________
False Reporting to Authorities
T/F
This can be helpful later in the investigation as the
charge can be used as leverage to gain
cooperation.
True
Minimum Physical Description
Race
Age
Height – use comparison
Weight – use comparison
Hair – color & style
Eyes
Clothing
Field Identification:
Show-ups
Show-up Procedures
- reason to suspect the person
- identification will take place within a
reasonable time - Suspect detention:
The point of the show-up
is to develop…
Probable Cause
Minimum of _________,
including the suspect, of similar
age, race, gender, facial hair, size.
six photographs
t/f
The suspect does not have the right to have an attorney present before field identification is made because he has not been formally charged with a crime.
true
T/F
All statements made by the
victim/witness should be timed
and recorded verbatim.
t
T/F
If the suspect has been formally
charged, he does have the right to have
an attorney present during the lineup.
True
CCIC / NCIC can access
Driver’s License / ID card
Driver’s history
Vehicle and registration
Criminal history, local and national
Classifiable fingerprints required
Does not include non-booked arrests
Lumen
Web‐based application which links the in‐house
records/mugshot systems of local agencies.
Available in your patrol car, smart phone, desktop
Denver, Aurora, Jeffco, Broomfield, Lakewood,
Wheatridge, Arvada, etc.
I‐LEADS can check on:
Location search
Name search
Vehicle search
Case Report #
These searches will tell you if LPD has had contact and
if so, when and where
are involved in criminal activities and thereby
sometimes have reliable information.
Informants
In every crime scene, the suspect…
“takes something and / or leaves something”
BOSS System
LPR
Date, time, plate, GPS location all captured in a
searchable database.
generates investigative leads in crimes where
biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene
using two indexes: the forensic and offender indexes.
CODIS
contains DNA profiles from crime
scene evidence.
Forensic Index
contains DNA profiles of individuals
convicted of sex offenses (and other violent crimes) with
many states now expanding legislation to include other
felonies.
Offender Index
Non‐testimonial Evidence non- intrusive
Photographs
Fingerprints
Hair samples (surface)
Handwriting Exemplars
Penile Swabs
Non‐testimonial evidence Intrusive
Blood draws/tests
Saliva and buccal swabs
Surgery
Stomach pumping
X‐rays
Methods to obtain Non‐testimonial evidence
Consent
Exigent circumstances:
Dissipation of evidence
Destruction of evidence
Rule 41.1 (warrant)
Rule 16
A method of obtaining non‐
testimonial identification from
suspects for who there is not yet
probable cause to arrest.
Rule 41.1
T/F
In Rule 41.1, the rule can used when you have
probable cause that a crime was committed but only
reasonable grounds, not amounting to probable
cause, for arrest of suspect.
true
41.1Must be executed and returned within _____ and can only be executed during daylight hours.
ten days
T/F The suspect may not be questioned while being
detained under Rule 41.1.
True
T/F
Reasonable force may be used to subdue suspect while test is conducted by qualified personnel.
True
Used after the suspect has been arrested for the
crime being investigated.
Rule 16
Who prepares the rule 16 for LE
District Attorney’s office
