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The CID Method; An Overview


By Edna Booker


A crime is one of the common social problems that have been subjected to much explanation. After a crime has been committed the process of getting to know the perpetrators of the crime, the victim among other crucial information involves a lot of CID method. Sometimes these methods bear fruits and the suspect is arrested, charged and convicted, but some criminals are very smart in masking their crimes, making it hard for investigators to unravel the details of the crime.

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.

Extra care is needed when handling a crime scene, hence different modes of clothing such as gloves, are worn by investigators in a crime scene. The reason behind this is to prevent contamination of crime scenes by the introduction or removal of any items that may hinder the reconstruction of such a crime. One of the most commonly used investigation method is the interview. Interviews are, however guided by numerous rules to prevent their abuse by the investigators. However, these rules differ from one jurisdiction to another, but they are all geared toward ensuring that the evidence collected is admissible in a court of law.

Interviews are the most commonly used investigating methods. Different jurisdictions have different rules pertaining to how the interview should be conducted. These rules ensure the admissibility of evidence collected as even though the facts may show somebody committed a crime that law may find them innocent if the rules of evidence collection were never followed.

Depending on the complexity of interview the investigation may adopt simple or complex interviewing techniques. Cognitive interview and the use of hypnosis method are some of complex interviewing techniques. There are lots of controversies on the effectiveness of these methods. Undercover method is another methods use by investigators. It involves detectives adoption a different identity in order to collect vital information to present to a court of law. Detectives working as undercover investigators need to be highly trained to ensure that the collected evidence is useful in the court process.

Some methods are technological in nature as they involve very little human intervention. Examples include the use of closed circuit television. The technology captures the people pictures and motion and then stores this information to be used in the future. However, to use these methods there are several rules that need to be adhered to avoid infringing on people right to privacy.

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, there is no specific method for a certain type of investigation and mostly several methods are used at a go. However, factors such as the type of investigation and the possible use of the obtained information guides in the choice of the method used. Some methods such as interviews are likely to be present in all of types of investigation.




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