Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how a case assessment guidebook is kept and organizes an investigation from the forensic scientist perspective. The paper explains that the purpose of a case guidebook also is to show a systematic and timely process of how the investigation developed, for testimony to be given in court, including media and crime reports, crime scene photos, diagrams, and measurements. These elements enable detectives and profilers to look for emerging patterns and profile a potential suspect, the paper continues, and the case assessment guidebook organizes them into a methodical format. The paper notes that just as forensic scientists interpret and evaluate physical trace evidence to link an offender to a crime, criminal profilers rely on behavioral and psychological trace evidence to deduce an offender's likely characteristics or to link that person to a series of offenses; this systematic process is used to guide detectives in the direction needed to successfully solve the case as well as possibly solve cases pending in other jurisdictions. The paper concludes that the work of the forensic or psychological profiler is an essential piece of an investigative process, and the case assessment guidebook is an organizational and systematic tool to show the progress of the case investigation.

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Abstract
Activity Flow Chart
Assessment
Association Analysis
Briefing
The Arrest
Conclusion
References

From the Paper:

"Once a psychological profile has been identified and released, detectives use that information to identify potential suspects. This is accomplished by reviewing the known facts of the case at that time, including review of the victimology. Individuals who had contact prior to the crime and they may become persons of interest and or flat out suspects if they should fit the profile. The suspects or persons of interest will be reviewed in terms of the relationship and all contact they had with the victim. If the individual fits the profile and displays behavior indicated that he or she may have had involvement, warrants will be obtained to search all records including email, text messages, cell phone records, etc. from this individual. If this trace evidence reveals anything more, than the individual will most likely be arrested in relation to the crime. Once an arrest is made depending upon the nature of the case, this may or may not close the case. It depends upon whether or not other individuals are involved and also confirming the evidence against the arrested party to link him or her to the crime. Once all of this information is confirmed, the profiler must prepare for trial testimony to be given to demonstrate how the investigation developed as well as how the profile was determined."

Sample of Sources Used:

• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis. (1996). Successful Law Enforcement Using Analytic Methods. Retrieved from: http://www.ialeia.org/files/other/Successful%20Law%20Enforcement%20Using%20Analytic%20Methods.pdf
• Peterson, M. B. (1994). Applications in Criminal Analysis: A Sourcebook. Retrieved from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=24401581
• Turvey, B. (2008). Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behaviorial Analysis (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier Inc.

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