Identify the investigating officer’s tasks when working on criminal cases.

Identification should include

• officer safety
• medical attention for the injured
• crime scene safety, security, and other priorities
• crime scene notes and sketches
• crime scene processing (e.g., fingerprint processing and identification, collecting other types of forensic evidence)
• interviews of witnesses and potential suspects
• search for different types of physical evidence
• collection and preservation of evidence.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What factors should be considered when investigating different crimes, such as rape, homicide, robbery, burglary, and abduction?
• What information can an officer obtain from observing the scene of a crime?
• What are the consequences of returning a suspect to a crime scene?