Monday, April 27, 2009

FINAL EXAM

THURSDAY 11:15 same room (this is the only time this class meets this week). ALL CASE JACKETS ARE DUE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE BRING SCANTRON SHEET AND # 2 PENCIL AS WELL AS THE PASSPORT FROM DRUG EXPO EXTRA CREDIT

Friday, April 24, 2009

EVIDENCE INVENTORY

please post your inventories here for all to review

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Crime Author Guest Lecturer

When: Tuesday April 7, 2009

Time: 11:15 am

Location: M.J. Taylor Lounge Room, 4207

Please note that it is NOT in our classroom - please do not be late!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

REVIEW GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAMINATION

1. WHICH IS A PRIORITY IN A BURGLARY INVESTIGATION?

2. WHICH IS A PRIORITY IN AN ASSAULT INVESTIGATION?

3. WHAT IS KENESICS?

4. WHAT IS PROXEMICS?

5. WHO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MINIMIZING TRAUMA IN A RAPE VICTIM?

6. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO REMEMBER IN A RAPE CASE?

7. WHAT IS AN INNER PERIMETER?

8. WHAT IS A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY?

9.WHAT IS TRACE EVIDENCE?

10. WHAT IS DNA?

11. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID?

12. WHEN SHOULD MIRANDA WARNING BE GIVEN?

13. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF AN INTERROGATION?

14. WHAT ARE EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES?

15. WHICH ARE GOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INVESTIGATOR?

16. WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS?

17.WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE INTERROGATION?

18. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUESTIONING?

19. WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF LYING?

20. WHAT ARE THE DIFFFERENCES BETWEEN ILLEGAL AND LEGAL INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES?

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Midterm Exam Study Guide

Be familiar with the elements of the following:
1. landmark federal case on stop & frisk (Terry V. Ohio)
2. 4th Ammendment language
3. all of the exceptions to the 4th ammendment
4. Plain View Doctrine
5. Carroll Doctrine
6. Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine
7. Emergency Exception
8. Hot Pursuit requirements
9. Consent Parameters
10. Sole purpose of the "frisk"
11. Level of proof required for arrest
12. Level of proof required for a Terry Stop
13. Common Law Right of Inquiry and when it can be used
14. The Exclusionary Rule
15. Mapp v. Ohio
16. Requirements for Inventory Searches
17. Requirements for Searches Incidental to a Lawful Arrest
18. Miranda v. Arizona
19. Requirements when a person is in custody and will be interrogated.
20. Level of Proof required for a search warrant
21. Meaning of "Totality of the Circumstances"

Thursday, February 26, 2009

STATUS

3/3 TUES Carousel of Death

3/5 CONF DAY NO MIAMI DADE COLLEGE CLASSES

3/10 MIDTERM on SEARCH & SEIZURE /LEVELS OF PROOF

3/12 SURVEILLANCE BRIEFING

3/17 SURVEILLANCE

3/19 SURVEILLANCE DE BRIEFING

3/24 INTERROGATION

3/26 GAME PART 1

4/2 MICHAEL SHEETZ (AUTHOR) SERIAL MURDER BOOK

4/7 GAME PART 2

4/9 NO CLASS
4/14 & 4/16 MENDEZ TAKE DOWN BRIEFING
4/21 TAKE DOWN
4/23 TAKE DOWN DE BRIEFING
4/28 FINAL EXAM & CASE JACKETS DUE

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Next Steps

1. Interview Medical Examiner to clarify descrepancies on the AR (also clarify correct spelling on ME name)
2. Secure Cell phone records: incoming outgoing calls, contacts, text mess, voice mail, location on date of homicide, calendar, notes, etc,
3. Interview mother (Jessica Mendez) sister (Julie Ann Mendez), probation officer (Mendez)
4. Background check on suspects: Shawn Penn and Larry Saunders and Persons of Interest:
Ms. Jane Seal & Peter Arguello and cell phone calls on date of homicide:
B - Special K - Runner - Brody and Big Mitch


P.S. Please prepare a list of questions for sister and mother for Thursday