The felonious activities of confined inmates reach out into society every day. These inmates run lucrative drug operations, commit fraud, hire contract murders, and commit a multitude of criminal offenses from inside the walls of our prisons. Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities gives sound advice to both the long-time administrator and the beginning criminal justice professional on how to handle crime in a community in which 100% of the population are convicted felons. With case studies, charts, photographs, and narrative, it covers investigations by type of crime committed, such as drugs, escapes, sexual assault, theft, and homicide.
Author(s): William R. Bell
Series: CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 306
City: Boca Raton, Fla
EEn......Page 1
Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities......Page 2
Back Cover......Page 3
Copyright Info......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
About the Author......Page 11
TOC......Page 12
Crime Does Not Stop at the Prison Doors......Page 19
Correctional Knowledge......Page 20
Further Sources......Page 21
Overview......Page 25
Mail......Page 26
Visiting......Page 27
Drug Drops......Page 29
Staff......Page 31
Sex......Page 32
Methods and Tools of the Prison Investigator......Page 35
Mail......Page 36
Written Codes......Page 37
Visiting......Page 38
Staff Assistance......Page 39
Typical Prison Drug Investigative Tactics......Page 43
Rules of Engagement......Page 47
Planning the Operation......Page 48
Buy–Bust Operations......Page 50
Buy–Walk Operations......Page 53
Controlled Deliveries......Page 56
Safety Guidelines for Undercover Drug Operations......Page 57
Drug Drops......Page 58
Use of an Unwitting Accomplice......Page 59
Prescription Drug Sales......Page 62
Clandestine Laboratories......Page 63
Random Urine Screening......Page 64
Prison Drug Prices......Page 65
Street Drug Prices......Page 66
Physical Signs of Marijuana Use......Page 67
Physical Signs of Heroin Use......Page 68
Facts about Cocaine......Page 69
Facts about Methamphetamine......Page 70
What Is Amyl Nitrite?......Page 71
What Are the Most Serious Short-Term Effects of Inhalants?......Page 72
General Information......Page 78
Duties of Prison Investigators......Page 79
Investigative Tips......Page 81
Types of Prison Solicitation Cases......Page 93
Means Used in Prison Solicitation Cases......Page 94
Use of Confidential Informants......Page 96
Establish First-Hand Communication with the Bandit......Page 98
Undercover Operations......Page 99
Staff Investigations......Page 100
Investigator Tips on Solicitation Cases......Page 111
Colorado Revised Statutes Related to Prison Sex Crimes......Page 119
The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Prison Sex Crimes......Page 120
False Reporting......Page 122
Precautions Against False Reporting......Page 127
Victim Interviews......Page 128
Suspect and Witness Interviews......Page 129
Check Lists......Page 130
Shadow Cops......Page 133
The Criminal Element......Page 137
Planning an Undercover Operation......Page 140
Mail......Page 141
Telephone......Page 142
Personal Visits......Page 144
Precaution......Page 145
Gather Intelligence......Page 146
Who Are You?......Page 147
Basic Needs......Page 148
Officer in Trouble......Page 150
Officer in Trouble—When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted......Page 151
Introduction......Page 158
Reasons Convicts Give Information......Page 159
Confidential Informant Safety......Page 160
Do Not......Page 161
Legislation Protection for Informants......Page 164
Reliability of Informants......Page 165
Informant Procedures......Page 166
Restricted Use of Informants......Page 167
Informant Questionnaire......Page 168
Disclosure of Informant’s Identity......Page 169
Introduction......Page 171
“We” vs. “Them” Syndrome......Page 173
Introduction......Page 175
Undue Prejudice......Page 176
Substitute Evidence......Page 177
Documentary Evidence......Page 178
Dynamics of a Crime Scene......Page 179
Crime Scene Arrival......Page 180
Preliminary Investigation......Page 181
Crime Scene Searches......Page 182
Photographing the Crime Scene......Page 183
Basic Evidence Collection......Page 184
Asphyxia......Page 185
Blunt Injuries......Page 201
Basic Blood Spatter......Page 202
Direction......Page 203
References......Page 204
Definition of Intelligence......Page 207
Passive Intelligence......Page 208
Active Intelligence......Page 209
Processing Intelligence......Page 210
Collection......Page 213
Reevaluation......Page 214
Access to Intelligence Files......Page 215
Submission Criteria for Intelligence Information......Page 216
Dissemination......Page 217
Introduction......Page 219
Search Warrants......Page 220
Additional Search Information......Page 221
Arrest Warrants......Page 222
Seizure Complaint......Page 223
Seizure Summons......Page 224
Tips for Presenting Testimony......Page 225
Trial Preparation......Page 229
Introduction......Page 231
Sexual Harassment......Page 232
Investigating Sexual Harassment......Page 234
Initial Reports......Page 235
Interview the Complainant......Page 236
Interview All Witnesses Given by the Recipient......Page 237
Workplace Discrimination/Harassment......Page 239
Staff Involvement in Drugs......Page 241
Staff/Inmate Relationships......Page 242
Surveillance......Page 243
Phones and Mail......Page 244
Officer in Trouble—Sexual Misconduct......Page 247
Introduction......Page 257
What a Prosecutor Looks for in a Department of Corrections Investigation......Page 258
Officer’s Reports......Page 259
Interviewing Inmates......Page 260
Prison Thefts......Page 262
Drugs......Page 263
Money......Page 264
Investigating Theft by Deception in the Prison......Page 266
Proactive Approach......Page 267
Supplemental Security Income Social Security Theft......Page 268
Motor Vehicle Theft......Page 269
Burglary......Page 270
Counterfeiting......Page 271
Outside Work Crews......Page 276
Staff Training......Page 278
Action Planning......Page 279
Death by Natural Causes......Page 281
Death by Suicide......Page 283
Accidental Deaths......Page 285
Homicides......Page 286
DNA Evidence......Page 287
Motive......Page 289
Prison Murder Weapons......Page 293
Rule of Thumb for Time of Death......Page 296
Prison Investigator Survey......Page 305
