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Friday, July 3, 2015

The CID Method; An Overview

By Edna Booker


There are many explanations offered as to why crime occurs within the society. Several CID method are used to get information about the perpetrators of the crime, its victims among other important information. While some crimes are easy to solve some are complex and thus requires advanced methods to get the details of crime as some criminals are very thorough in covering their steps.

Every crime investigation method starts with looking at the crime scene which is the physical location where it the alleged violation of ones right by another took place. The crime scene is thoroughly checked for any inconsistencies, items that are out of ordinary, or would not necessarily be at the location that time are noted and collected as evidence.

Crime scene need to be handled with care and thus investigation methods call upon investigators to wear protective clothing and gloves to avoid getting contaminated or contaminating the scene. Also, items removed from the scene that give information on what may have happened also called evidence are properly stored. The method used to store the evidence depends on the type of evidence.

The other method used most often is the interview. However, there are many rules governing how interview is to be conducted and they differ from one jurisdiction to another. If these rules are not adhered to it may render the investigation illegal and thus the suspect, though the facts show that they are guilty legally they may not be found guilty.

There are simple as well as advanced techniques. The simple interview method involves the normal question by the investigators to collect new facts about a crime or to confirm the information they already have. There are few rules governing simple interview such as the need for investigators to avoid open-ended questions and informing the interviewer about their rights. However, advanced or complex methods involve the use of technology and experts to get information from the suspect or witness of a crime. Some of these methods include hypnosis and cognitive interview. Though these methods are relatively new there are so many controversies surrounding their effectiveness.

The other method is the use of undercover investigators. These are the detectives who take up roles as a different person in order to collect information to be used in the court of law. Even though this is one of the most effective methods professionals detectives are needed to ensure that all rules are followed to ensure admissibility of evidence.

The other method is the use of surveillance technique. This method involves investigators having on the lookout as suspects plan, execute or even exit after committing a crime. Mostly this method is useful when information linking suspects of a crime is missing, hence the investigators need evidence to hold these people culpable in a court of law.

Lastly, the type of method to be used is determined by the type of investigation, for example, criminal or non-criminal, the use of information obtained. There are many methods that can be used depending on the complexity of investigation. However, some methods such as interview hardly miss in an investigation process.




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