How do they match: Detectives and Criminal Investigators

  • Detectives and Criminal Investigators

  • Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
  • Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
  • Block or rope off scene and check perimeter to ensure that entire scene is secured.
  • Examine records and governmental agency files to find identifying data about suspects.
  • Examine records to locate links in chains of evidence or information.
  • Note, mark, and photograph location of objects found, such as footprints, tire tracks, bullets and bloodstains, and take measurements of the scene.
  • Obtain and verify evidence by interviewing and observing suspects and witnesses or by analyzing records.
  • Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
  • Secure persons at scene, keeping witnesses from conversing or leaving the scene before investigators arrive.

  • Check physical condition of people or animals.
  • Record crime or accident scene evidence with video or still cameras.
  • Record information about suspects or criminals.
  • Examine records or other types of data to investigate criminal activities.