SECTION VII INVESTIGATIONS

CHAPTER 7-1 GENERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

7-1-1 Objective

7-1-2 Policy

7-1-3 Duties of the Criminal Investigation Section

7-1-4 Criminal Investigation Commander=s Responsibility

7-1-5 Case Assignment

7-1-6 Case Status and Definitions

7-1-7 Procedures for Inactive and Closed Cases

7-1-8 Victim Notification of Case Status

7-1-9 Preliminary Investigations

7-1-10 Initial Report of Incident

7-1-11 Maintaining Case Files

7-1-12 Case Screening and Follow-up

7-1-13 Follow-up Investigations

7-1-14 Case File Reviews

7-1-15 Duty Schedule

7-1-16 Constitutional Requirements and Criminal Investigations

7-1-17 Use of Polygraphs and/or other Truth Verification Instruments

7-1-18 Investigative Feed Back

CHAPTER 7-2 USE OF INFORMANTS

7-2-1 Objective

7-2-2 Policy

7-2-3 Definitions

7-2-4 Anonymity of Informants

7-2-5 Liaison with Agencies

7-2-6 Patrol Officer Responsibility

7-2-7 Guidelines for the use of Informants

7-2-8 Investigating Officer=s Accountability

7-2-9 Maintenance of Records

7-2-10 Confidentiality of Informant Files

7-2-11 The Drug Enforcement Supervisor Responsibility

7-2-12 Unauthorized Criminal Activity by an Informant

7-2-13 Financial Expenditures for Informants

CHAPTER 7-3 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

7-3-1 Objective

7-3-2 Policy

7-3-3 Procedure

7-3-4 Professionalism While Conducting Background Investigation

7-3-5 Completion of Background Investigation

CHAPTER 7-4 INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS

7-4-1 Objective

7-4-2 Policy

7-4-3 Definitions

7-4-4 Constitutional Requirement

7-4-5 Miranda Warning Requirement

7-4-6 Statement of Constitutional Rights Form

7-4-7 Issued Miranda Cards

7-4-8 Foreign Language Barriers

7-4-9 Confessions and Statements

CHAPTER 7-5 SURVEILLANCE

7-5-1 Objective

7-5-2 Policy

7-5-3 Procedure

7-5-4 Chain of Command

7-5-5 Surveillance Reports

7-5-6 Expenses Incurred During Surveillance

7-5-7 Surveillance/Stakeout Restrictions

CHAPTER 7-6 CRIME SCENE PROCESSING

7-6-1 Objective

7-6-2 Policy

7-6-3 Crime Scene Responsibility

7-6-4 Reporting Responsibilities

7-6-5 Collection and Preservation of Evidence at the Scene

7-6-6 Command of Crime Scene

7-6-7 Crime Scene Photography and/or Video Taping

7-6-8 Crime Scene Sketch

7-6-9 Evidence Processing

7-6-10 Crime Scene Investigation

7-6-11 Criminal Investigation Responsibility

CHAPTER 7-7 IDENTIFYING THE HABITUAL OR SERIOUS OFFENDER

7-7-1 Objective

7-7-2 Policy

7-7-3 Habitual and/or Serious Offenders

7-7-4 Identifying the Habitual Offender

7-7-5 Exceptions

7-7-6 Social Service Programs

CHAPTER 7-8 DRUG AND VICE INVESTIGATIONS

7-8-1 Objective

7-8-2 Policy

7-8-3 Drug Investigation Section Function

7-8-4 Complaints and Reports of Drug Vice Incidents

7-8-5 Criteria for Investigating Complaints

7-8-6 Assignment and Storing of Investigative Information

7-8-7 Reviewing and Purging Complaints

7-8-8 Coordination with Other Agencies

7-8-9 Surveillance, Undercover and Decoy Operations

7-8-10 Stakeouts

7-8-11 Surveillance Equipment

7-8-12 Drug and Vice Raids

7-8-13 Execution of a Raid

7-8-14 Raid Conference

7-8-15 Direction of the Raid