2nd Edition

Managing and Coordinating Major Criminal Investigations

By Robert F. Kilfeather Copyright 2011
    336 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.