1. Criminal Investigations Week 4 Seminar CJ 210 Criminal Investigations Instructor: Andy McIntosh

2. Questions Any questions in reference to Unit 3? Any questions in reference to Unit 4? Any questions in reference to any of the current assignments? By the end of this week everyone should have turned in all written assignments up to date with the exception of the interview assignment.

3. Interview Assignment. Who do I interview? –A criminal justice investigator: Police Detective or other professional in the field. What types of questions do I ask. –Look at the assignment in Unit 5 and Unit 2. The total assignment is only 1 to 2 pages. If you need more then do more. Don’t think you have to stop at the end of page 2. Remember APA format.

4. Rogues Gallery A data base, computerized or not. Containing information on offenders. –Physical description of offenders Information includes items such as –Offender’s photographs (mug shot). –Physical description of known offenders. –Rap Sheet of Offender’s known arrests or criminal history –Possible gang affiliation or known associates.

5. Rogues Gallery Recent situation, California, wild fire investigations. The state of California is seeking to create a database for known arsonists. Recently in an investigation into a wild fire it was discovered as arson. Investigation revealed the fire was started by a unique home made pyrotechnic device. It was later determined that the offender had been convicted in the past of arson using a similar device. Rogues gallery could have assisted in the investigation.

6. Police Line Ups Police Line ups

7. Police Line Ups The process of assembling a group of people for a potential identification process of a suspect by a victim or witness. A group of people in a row. Generally between 3 to 6. More often 6. Must be similar in physical features Sex, Race, Height, Weight, Facial, physical features, Clothing and such.

8. Photo Array. Generally just pictures of people. Generally head shots / face pictures. Same rules apply as line ups. No stacking the deck in your favor. No need of a suspect present. No need for an attorney Must do it correctly.

9. Photo Array

10. Why use Photo Arrays and Lineups. Are they the best way to ID suspects? Are there better ways? What types of problems can arise? Are they always reliable? Are witnesses / victims always right?

11. Break Take a few minutes Get a drink Go to the bathroom Check on the kids Check the score of the game Get back here in ______ minutes. Be ready to get going again.

12. Surveillance Techniques What is surveillance? – –the observation of a person, place, or thing, generally, but not necessarily, in an unobtrusive manner. Subject: the party under surveillance. Surveillant: the person conducting the surveillance.

13. Surveillance Stakeout: also called a plant or fixed surveillance; here, the surveillant remains essentially in one position or locale. (The term is derived from the practice of tethering animals to a stake, allowing them a short radius in which to move.) Undercover: an undercover agent who often gets to know or work alongside the subject. The term roping describes this situation, and the undercover agent is said to be planted.

14. Surveillance Shadow: to follow secretly; to place a person under surveillance. Be made: to be detected or suspected of being a surveillant by the subject. Burn the surveillance: when a surveillant’s behavior causes the subject to surmise or know he or she is under surveillance. Moving surveillance: the surveillant moves about in order to follow the subject.

15. Surveillance Bugging: eavesdropping by electronic means, such as a hidden microphone or radio transmitter; bug: a device used for such eavesdropping. Pen register: a device that records all numbers dialed on a telephone; it is generally installed at the telephone company’s central office. Beeper: a battery-operated device that emits radio signals that permit it to be tracked (as it moves about) by a directional finder-receiver. Alsocalled beacon, transponder, and electronic tracking device.

16. Kinds of Surveillance Fixed Moving Technical – –Wiretaps – –Bugs – –Pen Registers – –Beepers

17. Surveillance Issues What type to use? – –Fixed or Moving? What type will work best? Will you use more than one? What type of case? What type of evidence are you trying to gather What can go wrong? Problems?

18. Surveillance issues Case example. Narcotics Case 1998 Once thing went wrong after another. During the investigation During the takedown After the case When all else fails you need to improvise.

19. Surveillance issues Case example. Multiple Surveillance Techniques employed at one time. Assorted Surveillance cases. One after another. Planning and manpower. Equipment needs. Switching gears.