Preliminary investigations do not necessarily yield enough information to prosecute a criminal case. Despite a thorough preliminary investigation, many cases require a follow-up investigation.
select a recent criminal case in your city or local geographical area from the past six months. Consider how you would investigate this case.
Write a 3â4-page paper in which you:
Assemble a set of guidelines based on your textbook readings for conducting a preliminary crime scene investigation for this criminal case.
Discuss at least one way data mining can be used in order to conduct an efficient follow-up investigation for this case.
Identify the major crimes in this case and specify the reporting procedures.
Consider the four most important characteristics of an effective criminal investigator and discuss the level of effectiveness that was brought to this case by the investigator. Was the investigation effective? Where could there be improvements?
In what way can law enforcement investigators conduct efficient and effective investigations while maintaining the rights of both the victim(s) and the accused(s) in a criminal case?
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Twimble announced Finch as his choice to head the mailroom, however the book warns not to stay in the mailroom too long. Finch recommends Frump for the promotion instead of himself, for the good of the company. Twimble is reluctant to promote Frump because of his laziness, but Frump promises to be a good employee (âThe Company Way (Reprise)â). Twimble and Bratt are both impressed by Finchâs selfless decision, and Bratt offers him a job as a junior executive in the Plans and Systems department, headed by Mr. Gatch, much to Frumpâs dismay. An extremely attractive but air-headed woman named Hedy LaRue, Mr. Biggleyâs secret mistress, is hired as a secretary. Her entrance attracts the attention of all the men in the office, prompting Bratt to explain the office policy on flirting (âA Secretary is Not a Toyâ). Finch learns from Mr. Biggleyâs secretary, Miss Jones, that Biggley is a proud graduate of Old Ivy college. In the elevator at the end of the day, Rosemaryâs fellow secretary Smitty helps her and Finch set up a date (âBeen A Long Dayâ). After they leave, Frump runs into Biggley and Hedy and realises the nature of their relationship. He blackmails Biggley into giving him a promotion, by threatening to tell his mother (âBeen A Long Day (Reprise)â). Finch arrives early Saturday morning and sets up the office so it looks like he has been working all night, knowing that Biggley is coming in to the office soon. Finch convinces Biggley that he is also a proud alumnus of Old Ivy and they sing the Old Ivy fight song (âGrand Old Ivyâ). Biggley demands that Finch be given his own office and secretary, and Bratt assigns Hedy to him. With the bookâs help, Finch re>
Twimble announced Finch as his choice to head the mailroom, however the book warns not to stay in the mailroom too long. Finch recommends Frump for the promotion instead of himself, for the good of the company. Twimble is reluctant to promote Frump because of his laziness, but Frump promises to be a good employee (âThe Company Way (Reprise)â). Twimble and Bratt are both impressed by Finchâs selfless decision, and Bratt offers him a job as a junior executive in the Plans and Systems department, headed by Mr. Gatch, much to Frumpâs dismay. An extremely attractive but air-headed woman named Hedy LaRue, Mr. Biggleyâs secret mistress, is hired as a secretary. Her entrance attracts the attention of all the men in the office, prompting Bratt to explain the office policy on flirting (âA Secretary is Not a Toyâ). Finch learns from Mr. Biggleyâs secretary, Miss Jones, that Biggley is a proud graduate of Old Ivy college. In the elevator at the end of the day, Rosemaryâs fellow secretary Smitty helps her and Finch set up a date (âBeen A Long Dayâ). After they leave, Frump runs into Biggley and Hedy and realises the nature of their relationship. He blackmails Biggley into giving him a promotion, by threatening to tell his mother (âBeen A Long Day (Reprise)â). Finch arrives early Saturday morning and sets up the office so it looks like he has been working all night, knowing that Biggley is coming in to the office soon. Finch convinces Biggley that he is also a proud alumnus of Old Ivy and they sing the Old Ivy fight song (âGrand Old Ivyâ). Biggley demands that Finch be given his own office and secretary, and Bratt assigns Hedy to him. With the bookâs help, Finch re>
