create and implement a plan in dealing with various daytime robberies in City X.

 Criminal Justice Assignment 7

Criminal Justice

As a consultant of City X, my responsibility will be to create and implement a plan in dealing with various daytime robberies in City X. The Law enforcement agents in City X are getting limited information when every robbery happens. In my first week within the department, I plan to develop a strategic draft, operative, and investigative plan in addressing the thefts. In creating a strategic operational and investigative plan, our strategy will be to follow ten steps to assist in developing a plan of fighting the current crime.

 

First Step

Our first step is to arrive at the scene, which will entail dispatching law enforcement agents to the crime scene to collect data and information associated with the crime. The national institute of Justice notes that taking notes and logging dispatch information, including location, address, parties, time, and type of call and date, will help the agents (Devery, 2010). Once the agents approach the scene, they are supposed to check their surroundings, including vehicles that leave the area and the individuals in the region. Police officers need to approach the crime scene with caution. While training our officers to approach the crime scene, it is advisable to look, listen and smell around the area. The observations are vital in helping investigators in developing the scene of the crime and probably provide an opportunity to be ahead of the criminals. It is critical to secure the location of the crime.

 

Step Two

The National Institute of Justice (2017) states that the identification of persons at the scene of the crime, such as suspects, bystanders, and witnesses, is crucial. I can recall from my training that it was essential to separation of all people in order to prevent them from coming up with a story. These people may likely slip when they tell their story, and maybe the story may not be consistent. Also, family and victims are supposed to be treated with dignity and respect during the questioning process. Therefore, as the first responder, it is vital to ensure you control and inform dispatch if medical assistance is needed. It will also incorporate gathering all information and record by the officers purposely for future reference.

 

Step Three

After gathering all witnesses and potential suspects, we will begin documentation and evaluation of the scene. The officer at the crime scene is obligated to record all evidence discovered, put in place observations, and preserve evidence. According to the National Institute of Justice, concerning the observations of the crime scene that include the location of individuals and items in the crime scene, appearance and the condition of the scene upon arrival must be maintained (National Institute of Justice, 2017). Ensuring that the evidence is sealed appropriately is essential to avoid contaminating it. Also, when handing off the evidence, it is vital to fill out the proper paperwork that illustrates the evidence was given off appropriately.

 

Step four:

This step entails processing the crime scene, but processing the robberies is quite tricky. This case study shows that the robberies involved happened at homes, thus the potential entry points are the doors and windows. The investigator will have to take the lead at the crime scene, informing individuals where to go and where to help other people who may require assistance. The forensic team with the assistance and collection of evidence, police officers for interviewing and securing the place, and medical emergency responders and deceased people (National Institute of Justice, 2017). Therefore, having the right measurements of the exact places and two fixed points in the outlined region. Sketching of the area is important and even as the first responder it is vital to gather sketches in place. When processing the crime scene, the investigators and forensic scientist will be required to follow technological assistance such as photographic equipment that include video cameras, cameras, black lights, lens, and scanning tools. Trace evidence kit, fingerprint kit, blood collection kit, and impression kit are the other tools required in proving the robber at the crime scene.

 

Step five:

It will include an analysis of the scene of the crime and evaluation. The investigators will deploy technological tools such as Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) to investigate if the fingerprints collected at the location of the crime match the system. Analyzing video surveillance near the crime, such as traffic cameras, will provide information on whether footage of the robbers around the crime scene exists. Also, cameras near the adjacent stores and buildings near the scene of the crime will be analyzed to determine if the robberies happened at the time and place of occurrence of the robberies (National Institute of Justice, 2017). Enhanced 911 will dispatch law enforcement units for patrolling the potential buildings that may be targeted next. Also, computers will use in mapping and assessing crime patterns and commonalities within the robberies attacks. While patrolling such areas, they will be using radios to communicate. The police officers will use in-car systems if possible suspects have been stopped, and they are supposed to carry out a background check on them. To try to identify the suspects, DNA may be analyzed from the blood or any trace evidence left behind (Devery, 2010). This technical assistance may be substantial in conducting the operation.

 

Step Six

Synthetization of data permits investigators in compiling the earlier reported robbery incidences. Therefore, it is vital to work with the other jurisdiction to give room for the data to be shared concerning robberies and their operation areas. The modus operandi of the suspect has the potential of helping police officers in identifying and apprehending them. Merriam Webster (n.d) argues that synthesizing is making something by putting together various things to create something new. Synthesizing according to the criminal justice system is connecting, combining, and putting together data according to the significance order so that it can be used during the investigative process. It also assists in decision-making and analyzing information relevant to the investigation.

 

Step Seven

Profiling. After collecting and synchronizing data, the department will carry out profiling of the robberies to assist them in apprehending and catching the suspects. The department will use assistance from the units of profiling to develop a profile that will assist us in solving these criminalities (Devery, 2010). When the police officers are provided with descriptive information regarding the type and kind of a person who possibly committed the crime, including psychological and demographic features, they will likely find the offenders (Devery, 2010). Notably, profiling narrows down the offenders and assists investigators in concentrating on their limited resources and time in searching for the suspects.   The profilers will determine the strategies used in breaking an entry, things that are stolen when the thefts happen, and asses trace evidence to determine if any trace matches other scenes of the crime. Mapping the targeted scene of the crime to determine if any kind of a thing sticks out, such as location, and at the end, carrying out a background search for the possible offenders who live around the area who were released lately or arrested due to robberies claims is vital.

 

Step Eight.

I will make sure a task force is assembled to assist with the investigations. It will encompass patrol units, psychologists, patrol car units, surveillance units, criminal profilers, and investigators. Moreover, I will be my handler in this task force since I have been a K9 handler for many years. The ability to sniff out people may be beneficial, and it is an essential asset to any task force put in place.

 

Step Nine

To maintain the workforce, I will make sure these taskforces are fully funded to offer the needed personnel. Also, I will make specific communication equipment, including purchasing radios to facilitate communication of the units with each other. Also, I will make sure that officers are equipped with appropriate equipment such as stun guns, handguns, bulletproofs, and pepper spray for safety reasons (National Institute of Justice, 2009). Since the robbers are armed and dangerous, I will make sure that patrol cars have the needed tools, including cameras, working lights, computers, sirens, and voice command systems, are equipped.

 

Step Ten

The task force will have the profile of the possible suspects and the location of the targets where robberies may occur. There will be patrolling of the streets during the day because thefts seem to happen during the day. Subsequently, thefts do not happen at a specific store, we determined that the target location is founded on limited visibility and the public. Therefore, the areas with limited traffic movements and the public will have surveillance. Also, the investigators will continue examining the evidence from the crime scene to keep searching for a possible lead.

 

 

 

 

 

References

Devery, C. (2010). Criminal profiling and criminal investigation. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(4), 393-409.

Merriam Webster. (n.d.). Synthesize. Retrieved from ttp://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/synthesize

National Institute of Justice. (2017, July 12). Crime scene investigation: Guides for law enforcement. National Institute of Justice. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/crime-scene-investigation-guides-law-enforcement

National Institute of Justice. (2009, May 31). Equipment needed for crime scene investigation. National Institute of Justice. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/equipment-needed-crime-scene-investigation