AJ 103

shorthand written record made by investigation from arrival at scene until completion of assignment

crucial source of investigative information

• two important elemets:
• accuracy
• writters clear intended communication

National Incident Based Reporting System

collects a significant amount of information for later analysis by investigators

mounted in police cars are very useful tool for report writing

secure communications

direct database check

Follow investigation report no less frequently then every 10 days after investigation

asked by first responders

meet most investigative infromation needs

who, what, when, where, why, how

REFER TO NOTES

include only ONE suspect in each identification procedures

suspect fillers(non-suspects) ususally match the witnesses description

Various crimes commited on a regular basis at a certain location

same type of offense by the same offender

the secretive and continuous observation of persons, places, and things to obtain information concerning the activities and identity of individuals

verifies, corrocorate or refuses statements made by suspects, victims, and or witnesses.

measures blood pressure, heartbeat, resperatory rate, amount of sweat on fingertips called galvanic skin

individual offender responsible for a large number of crimes

or

victim who reports a large number of crimes

voice stress analyzer

body temperature after death

cools from normal internal temp to surrounding enviromental temperature

all violent, suspicious, or unexplained deaths require an autopsy to determine time and cause of death

death grip

after death muscles initially become flaccid

killing of a human being by another

killing of a human being by another with malice afterthought

study of insects associated with a dead body which is used to determine the elapsed times of death

purpulish color that appears inder the skin on portion of body closest to the ground

Automated Fingerprint Identification System

Combined DNA Index System

used to link persons through DNA

the applicataion of science to the study of physical evidence

1923 Federal case which established that the results of scientific technique would be admissible only if the technique had gained general acceptance in its feild.

1993 case in which the Supreme Court held that the admissibility of an experts testimony or a scientific techniques results depends on a preliminary assesment, made by the trial judge, of the principles and methodology involved.

the examination evaluation and explanation of physical evidence in terms of law

a crime lab that determines cause of death