Criminal Investigation

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Whats Information?

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Knowledge which the investigation gathers at the scene from other persons and from documents, hard copy and electronic

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Preliminary Investigation (Patrol)

Back 2

Actions performed immediatly upon receiving the call to proceed to the scene of the crime.

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Three People to get information from

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Victims, Witnesses, Informants

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Parts of good interviewer

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Part actor, part psychologist, part car sales man

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What must be established in a interview?

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Rapport

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Most common barriers in interviews?

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1. Inappropriate use of vocabulary
2. Derogatory remarks

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Establishing common ground is what part of interviewing?

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Breath of interests

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1st step in a interview for a crime

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Preparation

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Overtly

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Show interests

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Covertly

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Assesing the witness

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After the interview?

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A. Did you build the conversation
B. Corresponding testimony
C. Innacuracies

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Techniques of questioning

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One question at a time,Simplicity of questions,Avoid leading questions,Saving face, Controlling the interview,Avoid yes and no questions

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Problems in questioning

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Digression- A. Keep subject on the point.
B. Prevent subject from going into nonessential details.

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How to avoid digression

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Precise questioning

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Shanting

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Ask a question that relates the question back to the original.

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Four interview subjects

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1. Complaintants
2. General Witnesses
3. Informants, Confidential
4. Victims

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Four types of victims

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1. Elder abuse
2. Child sexual
3. Child physical abuse
4. Adult sexual assault

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How to handle complaintants

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Overtly show interest, thank them
Covertly asses there honesty and reliability

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Types of general witnesses

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Disinterested, drunken, Suspicious type, Deceitful, egotistical

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Disinterested

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Play to their disinterest, make them feel powerful,

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How to handle drunken witnesses

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1. Determine level of drunkness
2. Interview
3. In report state subject is HBD (had been drinking) say you smelt on them or around them alcoholic beverages metabolizing it.
4. Say will reinterview.

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Whats too drunk for a witness

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If so drunk they cant follow a question from beginning to end then cant take testimony.

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Reasons for suspicious types

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Experienced- dont trust police from past experiences. Must change their mind that your not the same.
Cultural- same as experienced

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Steps to handle Deceitful type

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1. let them lie for a little
2. Then halt them dramatically
3. Give 1 to 2 examples where they lied
4. Use vague legal terms "false information "purgury"
5. Calm them, give 1 more chance to tell truth self preservation.

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Egotistical types

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After interview, let attorney know of the witness.

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Informant

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Most valuable + most dangerous source of info

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Confidential informant

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Informant, who does not wish to be known as your source of info

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Must protect C.I. identity if not

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They could be injured or killed