2nd Edition
Managing and Coordinating Major Criminal Investigations
The process of controlling criminal investigations is a complex matter, yet it has frequently been minimized or neglected in police management publications. But knowing how to properly plan for an event, make resource agreements with other participants in the investigation, and implement a coordinating system within the agency is critical to proper case control in a department. Now in its second edition, Managing and Coordinating Major Criminal Investigations details a methodology that is adaptable to any existing record or control system.
This new edition features an expanded outline format, more detailed instructions, and updated case systems. It also reflects the introduction of new technology developed since the benchmark first edition. Designed so that users can determine the necessary requirements to meet their individual needs, the book aids in the thinking and direction required to accomplish this task. Decisionmakers in small and large agencies can tailor the system to their specifications, retaining flexibility to decide the applications, degree of implementation, and usage.
Filled with concrete, specific guidelines and time-tested wisdom from a law enforcement veteran, this book provides police supervisors with the essential tools needed to improve or develop a systemic approach to the control of major investigations. More importantly, it helps to create the necessary mindsets required in supervisors to manage any major crime effectively.
Part I: Reactive Cases
Definitions
Principal Entities
Investigative Phases
Reactive Cases
Proactive Cases
The Preparatory Phase
Organization Responsibilities
Functional Unit Duties
Dispatcher
Uniform Patrols
Other Agencies
Detective Command
Investigators
Crime Scene Unit
Laboratory
Medical Examiner’s Office (ME)
Prosecutor’s Office
Press Officer (Public Information Officer)
Summary
The Response
Duties of Responding Units
The Dispatcher
Uniform Patrols
Other Agencies
Detective Command and Supervisor
Investigators
Public Information Officer (PIO)
The Crime Scene
Department Command
Dispatcher
Uniform Patrols
Other Agencies
Detective Command
Crime Scene Unit
Laboratory
Medical Examiner (When Needed)
Prosecutor
Public Information Officer (PIO)
The Investigation
Department Command
Dispatcher
Uniform Patrols
Investigators
The Scene Team
Detective Command
Detective Supervisor
The Coordinator
Crime Scene Unit
Crime Laboratory
Medical Examiner
Prosecutor
Public Information Officer
Support Services
The Arrest, Trial, and Appeal
The Public Information Officer
Supervisors and Investigators
Laboratory
Press Officer
Prosecutor
Defense Counsel
Management of Resources
Department Command
Principal Entities
Resource Management
Part II: Proactive Cases
The Preparatory Phase
Department Command
Detective Command
Supervisors/Investigators
Analysts
Other Agencies
Prosecutor’s Office Investigator/Prosecutor Teams
Intelligence Phase
Department Command
Detective Command Review
Investigator/Analysts/Surveillance
First-Line Supervisors
Prosecutor
Department Intelligence Section Flag System
The Investigation
Department Command
Detective Command—Monitor Progress
Supervisor/Coordinator (One, Two, Three … People)
Investigators/Analysts
Prosecutor
Arrest and Trial
Department Command
Detective Command
Supervisor
Investigators
Arrest
Prosecutors Prepare for Court
Intelligence/Critique
Resource Management
Resource Control
People Wasters
Some General Comments
The Index
Public Records Law Issues
Police Sources of Information
Citizens
Officer Observations and Probes
Investigations
Intelligence Operations
Other Agencies
Electronic Measures
Case Index
Closing Procedures
Flag Systems
The Wind-Up Chatter
More Chatter
More Chatter
Exercises
Part III: Appendices
Appendix A: Dispatcher’s Guidelines
Appendix B: General Post Orders
Appendix C: Press Guidelines
Appendix D: Crime Scene Contamination Card
Appendix E: Duties of Neighborhood Interview Team(s)
Appendix F: Case Coordinator Duties
Appendix G: Case Assignment Sheets
Appendix H: Authority
Appendix I: Patrol Post Report (or Field Interview
Report)
Appendix J: A Think Tank Method That Works for Law
Enforcement Organizations
Appendix K: Follow-Up Think Tank
Appendix L: Twenty-Year Plans
Index
Biography
Robert F. Kilfeather, Jr. Robert P.