The investigation of crime:the myths and the reality

Initially the study focussed on the factors affecting the ability of the police to solve crimes. An analysts of over twenty thousand police deployments revealed the proportion of time spent investigating crime contrasted to its perceived importance and the time spent on other activities. The fictional portrayal of skills believed important in successful crime investigation were identified and compared to the professional training and 'taught skills’ given to police and detectives. Police practitioners and middle management provided views on the skills needed to solve crimes. The relative importance of the forensic science role. fingerprint examination and interrogation skills were contrasted with changes in police methods resulting from the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and its effect on confessions. The study revealed that existing police systems for investigating crime excluding specifically cases of murder and other serious offences, were unsystematic, uncoordinated, unsupervised and unproductive in using police resources. The study examined relevant and contemporary research in the United States and United Kingdom and with organisational support introduced an experimental system of data capture and initial investigation with features of case screening and management. Preliminary results indicated increases in the collection of essential information and more effective use of investigative resources. In the managerial framework within which this study has been conducted, research has been undertaken in the knowledge elicitation area as a basis for an expert system of crime investigation and the potential organisational benefits of utilising the Lap computer in the first stages of data gathering and investigation. The conclusions demonstrate the need for a totally integrated system of criminal investigation with emphasis on an organisational rather than individual response. In some areas the evidence produced is sufficient to warrant replication, in others additional research is needed to further explore other concepts and proposed systems pioneered by this study.

Artificial intelligence and criminal evidence: A few topics

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The role of forensic dentistry for identification of a criminal sexual assault: a casework report

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A importância da análise da informação criminal para a investigação: O contributo dos NAIIC

Ao longo dos anos a Guarda Nacional Republicana tem vindo a desenvolver o seu modelo de investigação criminal. Alicerçado em três vertentes funcionais: operativa, criminalística e análise de informação criminal, este modelo visa garantir uma eficácia operacional da Guarda, no âmbito das competências que lhe são atribuídas enquanto Órgão de Polícia Criminal. Perspetivando uma evolução da investigação criminal exercida pelos Comandos Territoriais, assente numa avaliação da vertente de análise de informação criminal, surge a presente investigação, subordinada ao tema “A Importância da Análise de Informação Criminal para a Investigação: o Contributo dos NAIIC”. Com o objetivo de compreender qual o contributo que os Núcleos de Análise de Informações e Informação Criminal dos Comandos Territoriais conferem às investigações, apoiamo-nos num processo indutivo, que intenta generalizar os problemas observados nos vários Núcleos, para caracterizar a vertente de análise de informação criminal no dispositivo territorial. Visando uma análise quantitativa e qualitativa dos resultados, os métodos de recolha de dados explorados foram: dois inquéritos por questionário, um direcionado aos Chefes dos Núcleos de Análise de Informações e Informação Criminal e outro aos Chefes dos Núcleos de Investigação Criminal dos Comandos e Destacamentos Territoriais, assim como um inquérito por entrevista, realizado a cinco Oficiais da Guarda, com reconhecidos conhecimentos e experiência profissional nesta área. Conclui-se que os Núcleos de Análise de Informações e Informação Criminal têm contribuído para as investigações, enfatizando os aspetos relevantes de grandes volumes de informação, com vista a apoiar a ação dos investigadores. Todavia, foram observadas algumas limitações que importa suprimir, de forma a potenciar este contributo. Foram identificadas nestes Núcleos, insuficiências nos acessos à informação, lacunas nas ferramentas de análise, reduzido efetivo em determinados Comandos e algumas falhas de cooperação e coordenação, entre estes e os Núcleos de Investigação Criminal.

Da intercepção de comunicações, acções encobertas e serviços de informações

The Portuguese Intelligence Services have their operational skills limited due to the grievances caused by the Dictatorship and, in particular, by its political police. With the help of historical elements, and by analyzing current legislation, we demonstrate that such grievances are today unjustified and misplaced, mainly taking into account the Risk Society’s multifaceted threats. Also part of our analysis is the impugnment of the Constitutional Court’s decision nº 413/2015, which pronounced unconstitutional the norm contained in Decree nº 426/XII, of the Republic’s Assembly, article nº 78, nº2, which intended to allow Intelligence Services access to the so-called “metadata”, as well as to tax and banking information. It is our understanding, and we demonstrate it in our dissertation, that should be allowed the access of, not only the above mentioned information, but also the means known as communications interception and undercover operations to the Intelligence Services, as long as properly supervised and inspected.

Operações de vigilância transfronteiras

This master dissertation is a small and humble contribution to a better assumption of the national position on the provisions of Article 40 of the Schengen Implementing Convention, particularly regarding authorities responsible for the implementation of border surveillance. And, above all, aims to be an asset to the strategic definition of this matter within the Public Security Police. To fulfill this aim, we tried to reconcile, against the almost non-existent bibliographic support frame, the professional experience of the several roles in the criminal area of Public Security Police and as a Group 7 National Expert (Mobile Organised Crime Groups) for EU Policy Cicle 2011-2013 – EMPACT Projects (European Platform Against Threats criminal Multidisciplinary) –, with the opinion conveyed by commanders, who perform management functions in the criminal structure of the Public Security Police or, not exercising, to be recognized with high merit in the criminal area.

L'ambient urbà i la criminalitat. Robatoris contra el patrimoni a la ciutat de Girona

L’estudi de la criminalitat és multifactorial, cal destriar en la mesura del possible els factorsambientals, d’entorn urbà, que poden jugar el paper de facilitadors de la delinqüència. Lestipologies delictives són diverses i amb motivacions "mòbils" diferenciats, el que confereixdificultats a l’estudi de la criminalitat, és per aquesta raó que es trien dues tipologies derobatoris contra el patrimoni per ser analitzats: robatoris amb força a interior de domicili(vivenda) i els furts, en un marc de ciutat petita-mitjana, com és el cas de Girona. Elconeixement per part de l’autor del marc urbà n’és un part essencial per desenvolupar l’estudi.Un dels objectius finalistes és aconseguir avançar en estudis de diagnosi criminal de les ciutats;així com en el coneixement dels patrons espaials que tenen les tipologies delictives i lainfluència de les característiques del disseny urbà sobre la criminalitat. La metodologia ques’implementarà serà: recerca bibliogràfica, estadística descriptiva i inferencial, sistemesd’informació geogràfica, així com la deducció a partir de la visualització de la cartografiagenerada i un treball de camp de les zones d’alta ocurrència delictiva dels delictes esmentats.Pel que fa a les hipòtesis principals: els robatoris contra el patrimoni no es concentren en àreesdegradades urbanísticament sinó ans el contrari en ambients urbans cuidats. Aquesta hipòtesies contraposa a la teoria criminal de la "Broken Windows", que esmenta que els espais urbansdegradats és on hi ha menys ocupació d’espai públic i més delinqüència. Una altra hipòtesiimportant és que els espais percebuts com a segurs, respecte les tipologies delictivesesmentades, són els més insegurs

Iowa Uniform Crime Report, Iowa Department of Public Safety, 1997

In 1974, the 65th Iowa General Assembly enacted a provision of Chapter 749 B of the Code of Iowa requiring law enforcement agencies to submit reports of crime and arrests to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The following language now is contained in section 692.15 Code of Iowa concerning Uniform Crime Reports: If it comes to the attention of a sheriff, police department or other law enforcement agency that a public offense has been committed in its jurisdiction, the law enforcement agency shall report information concerning such a public offense to the department on a form to be furnished by the department not more than thirty-five days from the time the public offense first comes to the attention of the law enforcement agency. The reports shall be used to generate crime statistics. The department shall submit statistics to the governor, the general assembly, and the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights on a quarterly and yearly basis.

Missing Persons Bulletin, June 2004

Missing Persons Bulletin provides a list of people reported to law enforcement agencies that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.

Missing Persons Bulletin, January 2004

Missing Persons Bulletin provides a list of people reported to law enforcement agencies that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.

Missing Persons Bulletin, February 2004

Missing Persons Bulletin provides a list of people reported to law enforcement agencies that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.

Missing Persons Bulletin, March 2004

Missing Persons Bulletin provides a list of people reported to law enforcement agencies that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.

Missing Persons Bulletin, April 2004

Missing Person Bulletin providing a list of those persons reported to a law enforcment agency that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation

Missing Persons Bulletin, May 2004

Missing Persons Bulletin provides a list of people reported to law enforcement agencies that are currently missing. This is the Monthly Missing Persons Bulletin published by the Iowa Missing Person Clearinghouse, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation.

Iowa Department of Public Safety 2004 Annual Report

Annual Report