Criminal Investigator Sources of Information Lisa Dowd CJ 210-02 Midterm Essay Prof. Josh Turley August 9‚ 2010 A criminal investigator is a law enforcement professional who attempts to solve crimes‚ identify and detain suspects‚ and prevent future instances of criminal activity. When we think of a criminal investigator pictures of gruesome crime scenes‚ laboratories and paperwork come to mind. We often do not pay attention to interviews and interrogations or notice the importance of a
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In criminal investigation there are many methods of inquiry. Most of these methods can be placed in one of two categories: methods that help to reconstruct the past or methods that help to discover or create a new idea or theory. Some examples of these methods are induction‚ deduction‚ classification‚ synthesis and analysis. Induction is a process that starts out with a specific observation and works backward toward a general conclusion. Induction has been compared to the formation
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1. What are the methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation? The method of inquiry is based on gathering observable‚ empirical and measureable evidence. Basically‚ methods of inquiry are ways that an investigator gathers the information for the case that they are investigating. Methods of inquiry are used in criminal investigation by collecting evidence‚ statement collection‚ and going through electronic databases and even the internet. The methods of inquiry are all used
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Midterm Questions Criminal Investigation Unit 5 Project Norman Jones CJ210-04 1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation? Methods of inquiry are a set of principles used to gather and process information in the pursuit of providing
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Criminal Investigations The method of inquiry is the way that an investigator or detective gathers information about a specific case. There is several different method of inquiry such as evidence collection‚ witness and victim statements‚ and information stored in public and private databases. The methods of inquiry are used to figure out what happened at a particular crime scene. A criminal investigator is trying to establish the who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why‚ and how of the crime. During this process
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Midterm Essay CJ21-Criminal Investigation Professor Yocum September 28th‚ 2010 Throughout the years the type of crimes and amount of crimes committed has changed significantly and has played a major role in the American society. What is crime? As defined by Frank Schmalleger (2007) “crime is a conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ federal government or a local jurisdiction where there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse” (p.7). Criminal investigators have the responsibility
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Criminal Investigation Research Paper Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Investigator POSITION A crime scene investigator is responsible for multipart crime scene investigations‚ evaluation of the crime scene‚ various types of equipment along with developing‚ securing‚ and packaging physical evidence for scientific evaluation and comparison (U.S. Department‚ 2007). Detailed reports on the observations and activities at the scene next to testimonies in court regarding the findings and
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CJE 1600-12 Criminal Investigations Professor Stevie Hayes August 16‚ 2013 There is a big difference between an interview and an interrogation. The main purpose of an interview is to obtain information and should be done in a location where the person being interviewed is mentally and emotionally relaxed. Most of the time someone would be interviewed in their home or a park‚ where they would feel relaxed. Most of the time you interview the people that are more vocal about what they saw first
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11:10-12:30 Criminal Investigations In criminal investigations there are many aspects throughout the field that are very interesting. Some aspects are crime scene investigation‚ getting witnesses‚ taking and handling of evidence‚ investigative sources‚ legal aspects‚ interview and interrogating and case management. My favorite aspect of criminal investigating is taking and handing of the evidence and interviewing and interrogating. Today new and improved tools and techniques in the criminal investigation
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