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CI 1
Criminal investigations
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Undergraduate 4
01/27/2010

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Bow Street Runners
Definition
the _____________ are considered the first modern detective force
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Allan Pinkerton, political corruptions
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_________ was Chicago's first detective and resigned due to _______________
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type of crime, height
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The Rouges Gallery was a picture collection of offenders arranged by _______ and _____.
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polygraph, alibi/interrogation
Definition
2 ways of truth verification
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scientific disciplines, physical evidence
Definition
Criminalisitcs is the application of __________ to criminal investigation and the study of _____________.
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anthropometry
Definition
Bertillion's ________.....
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Police citizen contacts
Definition
see notes
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1. intent of officer to arrest
2.authority to arrest
3.understanding of the person that they are under arrest
Definition
3 ingredients of arrest
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Arrest requirements
Definition
-probable cause ("...facts and circumstances that would lead a person exercising ordinary caution that a crime has been, is being, or about to be committed"
-warrant (written affidavit or oath/affirmation)
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1. offense committed in officer's presence
2.offender endeavoring to escape
3.domestic violent where injury is apparent
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3 older exceptions to warrant in GA
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place to be searched, things/persons to be seized
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A search warrant must describe _____________ and _____________.
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arrestee, protective personnel
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An inventory is for the protection of the ______, the officer, and the _________.
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Exclusionary Rule
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-Evidence obtained illegally can't be used in court
-created in Weeks v. U.S. (applicable only to feds)
-extended to states by Mapp v. Ohio
-Fruits of the poisonous tree
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1. May go undetected
2. May be detected, but not reported
3. May come to attention of police through observation or reported
Definition
3 outcomes when a crime is committed
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Follow-up investigation
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-Process of gathering info after the generation of the incident report and until the case is ready for prosecution
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-review incident report
-visit scene
-interrogation of suspect in custody
-conduct line-ups
Definition
4 elements of follow-up investigations...
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Scene safety issues
Definition
-suspects
-third parties (victims, witnesses, bystanders)
-environmental factors
-infectious diseases
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-prove elements of crime
-place suspect at scene
-eliminate innocent suspects
Definition
3 uses of evidence
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types of evidence
Definition
-physical
-direct (in itself proves/disputes a fact, usually testimonial)
-indirect/cirumstantial (proof from which a fact may be deferred; forensic)
-Prima Facie evidence (good & sufficient on its face)
-Testimonial evidence (verbal statements under oath)
-Trace (small, transferred)
-Demonstrative
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