Criminal Investigation Burglary
What are the steps to investigating a burglary (not in progress)?
The initial stage of investigating a burglary include controlling the scene and determining if the entry was forced or unforced as well as what entry and exit points were utilized by the criminal. Next, the investigator will need to be very observant to possible tools and fingerprints that the criminal may have left behind that can contain DNA evidence. After these steps are completed, the investigator will need to package the items in an appropriate fashion for the laboratory. Further, the investigator will proceed to question the reporter of the crime and other witnesses if they are present. The investigator will also need to determine the victim of the burglary to take a statement from the individual. …show more content…
Next, I would take photographs using the rule method to obtain photographic evidence of the fingerprint prior to removing the fingerprint with investigators tape. Once the fingerprint had been lifted, I would place the tape with the fingerprint onto a piece of paper and roll it gently to avoid bubbles inside of the tape. Lastly, I would carefully insert the evidence into the appropriate packaging and label the evidence correctly (Jaske, MS. 2017).
Find the burglary statute for your home state and summarize
Oklahoma State Title 21 states that any individual that illegally enters the dwelling place of another when another individual is present in the home with the intent to commit a crime, such as stealing property, has committed burglary. The entering of a home illegally can be committed by forcibly entering the home, by entering the home using tools or counterfeit keys, or opening an unlocked window. Therefore, if any of these actions have taken place, the individual or criminal has committed burglary in the first degree, seconded degree, or third degree.
The initial stage of investigating a burglary include controlling the scene and determining if the entry was forced or unforced as well as what entry and exit points were utilized by the criminal. Next, the investigator will need to be very observant to possible tools and fingerprints that the criminal may have left behind that can contain DNA evidence. After these steps are completed, the investigator will need to package the items in an appropriate fashion for the laboratory. Further, the investigator will proceed to question the reporter of the crime and other witnesses if they are present. The investigator will also need to determine the victim of the burglary to take a statement from the individual. …show more content…
Next, I would take photographs using the rule method to obtain photographic evidence of the fingerprint prior to removing the fingerprint with investigators tape. Once the fingerprint had been lifted, I would place the tape with the fingerprint onto a piece of paper and roll it gently to avoid bubbles inside of the tape. Lastly, I would carefully insert the evidence into the appropriate packaging and label the evidence correctly (Jaske, MS. 2017).
Find the burglary statute for your home state and summarize
Oklahoma State Title 21 states that any individual that illegally enters the dwelling place of another when another individual is present in the home with the intent to commit a crime, such as stealing property, has committed burglary. The entering of a home illegally can be committed by forcibly entering the home, by entering the home using tools or counterfeit keys, or opening an unlocked window. Therefore, if any of these actions have taken place, the individual or criminal has committed burglary in the first degree, seconded degree, or third degree.