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SECTION: 700 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

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SECTION: 700

TITLE:     CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR DUTIES AND

                 RESPONSIBLITIES

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 15, 2017

 

 

POLICY:

 

This policy established the job duties and responsibilities of a Criminal Investigator.

 

 

Evangeline Parish Criminal Investigators are responsible for investigating crimes such as burglaries, homicides, assaults, and other incidents to implicate perpetrators.  They will also collect evidence, conduct interviews, interrogate witnesses and suspects, and testify in court.

 

Responsibilities

  • Investigate criminal acts such as homicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, home invasions, and property crimes such as burglaries.
  • Collect and use forensic evidence to solve crimes.
  • Interview informants, suspects, and witnesses to ascertain alibis, clues, time frames, and possible suspects.
  • Keep detailed records.
  • Bag evidence carefully and ensure it gets sent to proper department.
  • Send specimens to laboratory to obtain DNA.
  • Collect enough evidence to support a court case against a criminal.
  • Process crime scenes.
  • Request additional police assistance.
  • File paperwork.
  • Follow up on leads.
  • Prepare investigative reports..
  • Explain to the jury the significance of evidence as it relates to proof.
  • Maintain an in-depth knowledge of federal and state statutes and court cases related to work performed and agency rules and regulations.
  • Obtain search warrants.
  • Perform surveillance and monitor suspects.
  • Exchange information and coordinate activities with other departments.
  • Record physical information about suspects.
  • Take fingerprints at crime scene.