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THE ROLE OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGAT INVESTIG ATOR OR

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The Role of a Criminal Ine!"iga"or The role of a *riminal ine!"iga"or i! e!!en"ial and indi!+en!a%le "o our *riminal ,u!"i*e !$!"em "oda$- The!e men and .omen are "he one! re!+on!i%le for ga"hering/ do*umen"ing/ and ealua"ing eiden*e and informa"ion from a *rime- Their ul"ima"e goal i! "o di!*oer "he "ru"hThe "ru"h of .ha" ha++ened/ ho. i" ha++ened/ and .h$ i" ha++ened- In "hi! +a+er/ I am going "o de"ail .hen a *riminal ine!"iga"or i! needed/ .ha" ma(e! a de*en" *riminal ine!"iga"or/ and "he  +ro*e!!e! of "he *riminal ine!"iga"ion from "he "he on!e" of a *rime "o ad,udi*a"ionCriminal Investigator The Need and Responsibilities of a Criminal investigator. In !hor"/ a *riminal

ine!"iga"or i! !omeone .ho ga"her!/ do*umen"!/ and ealua"e! eiden*e and informa"ion .i"h "he ul"ima"e goal of di!*oering "he "ru"h 0S.an!on/ Chamelin/ Terri"o/ Terri"o/  Ta$lor/ Ta$lor/ )21)3- The$ are needed mainl$ .hen felonie! and mi!demeanor! hae %een *ommi""ed- 4no.ing "ha"/ *riminal ine!"iga"or! mu!" %e .ell er!ed and hae a .or(ing (no.ledge of !u%!"an"ie and  +ro*edural *riminal la.- O"her goal! of a *riminal ine!"iga"or are "o e!"a%li!h e!"a%li!h "ha" a *rime .a! a*"uall$ *ommi""ed/ iden"i"$ and a++rehend !u!+e*"!/ and hel+ in "he +ro!e*u"ion of *harged !u!+e*"! 0S.an!on/ Chamelin/ Terri"o/ Terri"o/  Ta$lor/ Ta$lor/ )21)3A Decent Criminal investigator. There are man$ 5uali"ie! "ha" ma(e a de*en" *riminal

ine!"iga"or- #eing a *ri"i*al "hin(er/ %eing highl$ e"hi*al/ a++ro+ria"el$ and effe*"iel$ u!ing indu*"ie and dedu*"ie rea!oning/ %eing .ell *ul"ured/ and %eing in "ou*h and a.are of one!/ and o"her!/ emo"ion! and an d %ia! are "o name a fe. 0S.an!on/ Chamelin/ Terri"o/  Ta$lor/ Ta$lor/ )21)3#u"/ +o!!i%le "he !ingle mo!" !ough" af"er 5uali"$ "ha" ma(e! a de*en" *riminal ine!"iga"or i! a !"rong !en!e of !elf&di!*i+line- Thi! one 5uali"$ i! e!!en"ial "o eer$ !u**e!!ful ine!"iga"or- Self& di!*i+line/ %$ defini"ion/ i! 6"he a%ili"$ "o ma(e $our!elf do "hing! "ha" !hould %e done7

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0Merriam&9e%!"er 0Merriam&9e%!"er// )213- A de*en" *riminal ine!"iga"or i! no" la;$- The$ .or( for eer$ +ie*e of eiden*e and informa"ion "he$ find and ma(e "hem!ele! .or( on a *a!e %$ !heer .ill+o.erOne!< !elf&di!*i+line *an %e "he differen*e! %e".een *a"*hing a lead and !oling a *a!e or haing ha ing a *a!e go un!oledPreliminary Investigation

The +reliminar$ ine!"iga"ion i! "he "ime during "he di!*oer$ o f a *rime/ u!uall$ %$ a uniformed offi*er/ and %efore "he *riminal ine!"iga"or ge"! "o "he *rime !*ene 0S.an!on/ Chamelin/ Terri"o/ Terri"o/  Ta$lor/ Ta$lor/ )21)3- From "hi!/ "he ine!"iga"or .ill ge" a re+or" from "he re!+onding offi*er0!3 a! "o .ha" +oli*e a*"ion! .ere "a(en/ and .ho .a! in"erie.ed- The!e are (e$ +oin"! of (no.ledge for *riminal ine!"iga"or! "o (no. "o !"ar" %uilding "heir ine!"iga"ionActions Taken by Responding Officers!. 'uring a +reliminar$ ine!"iga"ion/

re!+onding offi*er! migh" hae "o "a(e a*"ion0!3 "o render a !*ene !afe- 'oing !o/ "he$ mu!" do "heir %e!" "o +a$ a""en"ion "o de"ail! and *ir*um!"an*e! of "he !*ene/ !u*h a! doe! a "a*"i*al or ho!"ile !i"ua"ion e=i!"/ are "here +eo+le or ehi*le! fleeing "he !*ene/ i! emergen*$ *are needed for i*"im0!3/ .ere an$ !u!+e*"! de"ained or arre!"ed> If !o/ do*umen" all a*"ion! "ha" .ere "a(en "o defu!e "he "a*"i*al or ho!"ile !i"ua"ion/ and no"e all +eo+le or ehi*le! fleeing "he !*ene- If emergen*$ *are .a! +roided/ no"e ho. "he !*ene .a! %efore *are .a! +roided and if "he !u!+e*"0!3 i! d$ing/ "r$ "o o%"ain a d$ing de *lara"ion- Al!o/ Al!o/ if an$ !u!+e*" .ere de"ained or arre!"ed/ ar"i*ula"e $our rea!ona%le !u!+i*ion or +ro%a%le *au!e for doing !o- Al"hough/ "r$ing "o  +re!ere all eiden*e a" "he *rime !*ene i! ideal/ no"e all eiden*e or +o"en"ial eiden*e "ha" .a! lo!" or de!"ro$ed during "he!e a*"ion!Preliminary Investigation Intervie"s. I" i! im+or"an" for "he re!+onding offi*er0!3 "o

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