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Elder Abuse Investigations

If your relatives seem distant, less likely to make their usual frequent contact with you or secretive about how they re spending their money or who is living with them, you should be very concerned.

Posted Monday, March 31, 2008

Dactyloscopy

The science of fingerprints.

Posted Monday, March 31, 2008

Investigations: Investigative Report Writing

Many entry-level police examinations now contain a writing component a reflection of the importance of the ability to write in the law enforcement profession.

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2008

Investigations: Investigating Deadly Force Incidents, Part 2

A man had just used a machete to kill a a woman and was fleeing from the scene carrying the head and machete.

Posted Sunday, December 30, 2007

Putting the Pieces Together

Pagel's # 1 piece of advice for small agencies in big crime investigations: Don't be afraid to ask for help. Don't feel you are belittling your investigators or your agency.

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007

Investigations: Use of Deadly Force Investigations

The use of deadly force by a police officer is the only case in which a representative of our government can legally kill another person (under state statutes) without prior judicial review.

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007

Investigator Survival

"Why would anyone wear Italian loafers to a gun fight?"

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Investigations: Establishing Informant Reliability

This article deals with establishing the reliability of informant information for use in securing arrest and search-and-seizure warrants.

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Probable Cause to Search

It's good practice to get an affirmative answer before conducting a search.

Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007

When most law enforcement professionals think of tire-track evidence, what first comes to mind is an intricate and thorough analysis of a crime scene. The actual tracking of a vehicle i.e., visually following tire tracks on unpaved roads from a crime scene to where the vehicle stopped next is seldom discussed.

Posted Sunday, September 30, 2007

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