Criminal Investigations Test MPTC WITH 100% SURE
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Respect acronym (R) Respond to the scene and make it safe
Respect acronym (E) Emergency care for injured
Respect acronym (S) Separate and remove people
Respect acronym (P) Protect crime scene
Respect acronym (E) Evidence collection
Respect acronym (C) Compare evidence with MGL
Respect acronym (T) Take action and testify
Protect evidence at the scene
Establish a temporary crime scene perimeter
What is the first thing you should do when
Conduct initial walk through
you arrive at the crime scene?
Identify which evidence needs to be protected first
Don't move or touch anything
Prioritize items for collection
Protocol for packaging evidence Use protective gear
Seal and attach tags
Clothing, bedding and linen evidence (dry Use paper bags and porous materials to collect DRY evidence
evidence)
Use NON-porous plastic containers
Cannot be kept in container for more than 2 hours
Clothing, bedding, linen evidence (wet)
Must be air dried prior to long term storage
Package separately
Don't insert anything into barrel
Document position of safety controls and number of rounds
Weapon evidence Number of empty ammunition casings
Unload and zip tie to make it inoperable
Use pours material to store
Liquid evidence should be placed in.. Remain in original container
Use 2nd person to verify and witness count
Currency evidence Use plastic bags and heat seal the end and insert to infills envelope or paper bag
with tamper resistance tape
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, Don't remove loose media
Digital Evidence Package in plastic bag/container and place in porous container
Write FRGILE/KEEP AWAY FROM MAGNETIC FIELD
Handle with gloves/tweezers to avoid contamination
Documentary Evidence
Do not alter by stapling/folding taping marking
What does NCIC mean? National Crime Information Center
Missing juvenile must be entered into the 2 hours
NCIC within how many hours?
Juveniles cannot be held longer than 6 hours
_ _____ hours. They must be transported to
juvenile court or released to guardian OR
transferred to Overnight Arrest Program.
Felony- MGL 265 22A
Victim must be under the age of 16
Rape of a MINOR (Under the age of 16) Suspect engaged in natural/unnatural sexual intercourse
Compelling victim to submit by force and against their will OR by threat of bodily
injury
Suspect engaged in natural or unnatural sexual intercourse with victim under 16 at
the time of offense
Aggravated if there are more than five years age difference between suspect in
Statutory Rape of a Minor
victim who is under 12 OR there is more than a 10 year age difference between
suspect and victim
OR if suspect was a mandated reporter when offense was committed
FELONY
14 years old or younger
Indecent assault and battery on a minor Intentional and unjustified touching of a private area including but not limited to the
breast abdomen thigh buttocks genital or public areas of a female or male whether it
is private or not
1. Victim
Order of Interviewing People in
2. Witness
Investigations
3. Suspect
Use minimum of 6 photos
Use recent photos
Use filler photos of people that look similar
Suspect clothing should not stand out
Photo Array Policy Use double blind administration
Show all photos at one time, but not all at once
DO NOT present more than 2 times
Ask witness to explain their certainty
Give consistent instructions to every witness
One on one identification procedure between suspect and witness
Control system variables
Time
Show up Policy Location
Minimize suggestive clues
Separate witness participating in identification procedure
Never use successive identification attempts of one suspect with same witness
A+B on a Child
2/6
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