CRIM 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bow Street Runners, J. Edgar Hoover, Blunt Trauma
29 Jul 2016
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Interview/interrogation: (will go into this more in 3rd class) Crime committed - corpus delicti (look at slides) All investigations begin in much the same way, regardless of crime: The key is for the investigator to remain unbiased (as much as possible) Posing or staging of the body is rare compared to # of homicides. Mutilation - breasts, mouth, nose, back, bisection, pubis, thigh. Be prepared for rudimentary evidence protection and recovery. Police agency responsibility for crime scene response - local, Controlling the scene with guidelines and rules that are enforced by the case agent/crime scene investigator. Entry log - means everyone writes a report. The best way to recreate the crime scene and jog the memories of witnesses. Allows for subsequent examination of the scene after it has been released. Dna profiles from known convicted criminals (offender index) Provides fbi authority to establish the system and criteria. Offender index is being expanded from sex offender to general felons.
