Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities

by Bell; William R.

• ISBN13: 9780849311949
• ISBN10: 0849311942
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-18
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Prison Investigations	1	(6)
Crime Does Not Stop at the Prison Doors	1	(1)
Need for Prison Investigators	2	(1)
Manpower	2	(1)
Correctional Knowledge	2	(1)
Summary	3	(4)
Further Sources	3	(4)
Drug Investigations	7	(54)
Overview	7	(1)
Methods of Drug Introduction in Prisons	8	(9)
Mail	8	(1)
Visiting	9	(2)
Drug Drops	11	(2)
Work Programs	13	(1)
Staff	13	(1)
Sex	14	(3)
Summary	17	(1)
Methods and Tools of the Prison Investigator	17	(4)
Officers	18	(1)
Confidential Informants	18	(1)
Phones	18	(1)
Mail	18	(1)
Written Codes	19	(1)
Visiting	20	(1)
Intelligence Unit	21	(1)
Staff Assistance	21	(4)
Typical Prison Drug Investigative Tactics	25	(4)
Rules of Engagement	29	(1)
Planning the Operation	30	(2)
Buy--Bust Operations	32	(3)
Buy--Walk Operations	35	(3)
Controlled Deliveries	38	(1)
Safety Guidelines for Undercover Drug Operations	39	(1)
Drug Drops	40	(1)
Use of an Unwitting Accomplice	41	(3)
Cigarettes as Contraband	44	(1)
Prescription Drug Sales	44	(1)
Clandestine Laboratories	45	(1)
Urinalysis Screens as a Weapon	46	(1)
Drug Deterrent Programs	46	(1)
K-9 Unit	46	(1)
Random Urine Screening	46	(1)
Intelligence Cases	47	(1)
Drug Check Points and Visitor Check Points	47	(1)
Prison Drug Prices	47	(1)
Street Drug Prices	48	(1)
Facts about Marijuana	49	(1)
Physical Signs of Marijuana Use	49	(1)
Facts about Heroin	50	(1)
Physical Signs of Heroin Use	50	(1)
Puncture Wounds	51	(1)
Facts about Cocaine	51	(1)
Physical Signs of Cocaine Use	52	(1)
Facts about Methamphetamine	52	(1)
Inhalants	53	(8)
What Are Inhalants?	53	(1)
What Is Amyl Nitrite?	53	(1)
What Is Butyl Nitrite?	54	(1)
Who Abuses Inhalants?	54	(1)
How Do Inhalants Work?	54	(1)
What Are the Immediate Negative Effects of Inhalants?	54	(1)
What Are the Most Serious Short-Term Effects of Inhalants?	54	(7)
Escape Investigations	61	(16)
General Information	61	(1)
Duties of Prison Investigators	62	(2)
Investigative Tips	64	(13)
Solicitation Investigations	77	(26)
Types of Prison Solicitation Cases	77	(1)
Means Used in Prison Solicitation Cases	78	(2)
Murder for Hire	80	(15)
Guidelines for Murder for Hire Cases	80	(1)
Use of Confidential Informants	80	(2)
Establish First-Hand Communication with the Bandit	82	(1)
Substantial Step	83	(1)
Undercover Operations	83	(1)
Staff Investigations	84	(11)
Investigator Tips on Solicitation Cases	95	(8)
Sex Offenses	103	(14)
Introduction	103	(1)
Colorado Revised Statutes Related to Prison Sex Crimes	103	(1)
The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Prison Sex Crimes	104	(2)
False Reporting	106	(5)
Precautions Against False Reporting	111	(1)
The Sexual Assault Investigation	112	(5)
Victim Interviews	112	(1)
Suspect and Witness Interviews	113	(1)
The Crime Scene	114	(1)
Check Lists	114	(3)
Prison Undercover Operations	117	(26)
Introduction	117	(4)
The Criminal Element	121	(3)
Planning an Undercover Operation	124	(1)
Undercover Operations Inside the Prison	125	(4)
Mail	125	(1)
Telephone	126	(2)
Personal Visits	128	(1)
Precaution	129	(1)
Undercover Operations Outside the Prison	130	(4)
Gather Intelligence	130	(1)
Location of Operation	131	(1)
Preoperation Planning	131	(1)
Who Are You?	131	(1)
Basic Needs	132	(2)
Officer in Trouble	134	(9)
Confidential Informants	143	(14)
Introduction	143	(1)
Information fromt he Informant	144	(1)
Reasons Convicts Give Information	144	(1)
Confidential Informant Safety	145	(1)
Do's and Do Not's of Confidential Informant Use	146	(3)
Do	146	(1)
Do Not	146	(3)
Legislation Protection for Informants	149	(1)
Reliability of Informants	150	(1)
Informant Procedures	151	(1)
Standards of Conduct for Informants	152	(1)
Restricted Use of Informants	152	(1)
Documentation of Informants	153	(1)
Informant Questionnaire	153	(1)
Disclosure of Informant's Identity	154	(3)
Understanding the Convict	157	(4)
Introduction	157	(2)
``We'' vs. ``Them'' Syndrome	159	(2)
Evidence Collection	161	(32)
Introduction	161	(1)
Definition of Evidence	162	(1)
Relevance	162	(1)
Reliability	162	(1)
Undue Prejudice	162	(1)
Foundation	163	(1)
Constitutional Violations	163	(1)
Types of Evidence	163	(2)
Direct Evidence	163	(1)
Circumstantial Evidence	163	(1)
Substitute Evidence	163	(1)
Testimonial Evidence	164	(1)
Real Evidence	164	(1)
Demonstrative Evidence	164	(1)
Documentary Evidence	164	(1)
Dynamics of a Crime Scene	165	(1)
Preliminary Investigation	166	(2)
Crime Scene Arrival	166	(1)
Preliminary Investigation	167	(1)
Crime Scene Searches	168	(1)
Search Patterns	169	(1)
Spiral Search	169	(1)
Strip Search	169	(1)
Grid Search	169	(1)
Zone Search	169	(1)
Photographing the Crime Scene	169	(1)
Basic Evidence Collection	170	(1)
Death Investigations	171	(19)
Asphyxia	171	(16)
Blunt Injuries	187	(1)
Sharp Injuries	188	(1)
Penetrating vs. Perforating	188	(1)
Track vs. Tract	188	(1)
Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death	188	(1)
Basic Blood Spatter	188	(1)
Impact	189	(1)
Direction	189	(1)
References	190	(3)
The Importance of Intelligence	193	(12)
Introduction	193	(1)
Definition of Intelligence	193	(1)
Passive Intelligence	194	(1)
Active Intelligence	195	(1)
Processing Intelligence	196	(5)
Collection	199	(1)
Evaluation	200	(1)
Collation	200	(1)
Analysis	200	(1)
Dissemination	200	(1)
Reevaluation	200	(1)
Categorization of Intelligence	201	(1)
Access to Intelligence Files	201	(1)
Submission Criteria for Intelligence Information	202	(1)
Review Process	203	(1)
Dissemination	203	(2)
Affidavits and Warrants	205	(6)
Introduction	205	(1)
Affidavits	206	(1)
Search Warrants	206	(1)
Additional Search Information	207	(1)
Arrest Warrants	208	(1)
41.1 Warrants	209	(1)
Civil Seizures	209	(2)
Seizure Complaint	209	(1)
Seizure Affidavit	210	(1)
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)	210	(1)
Temporary Restraining Order	210	(1)
Seizure Summons	210	(1)
Court Preparation and Testimony	211	(6)
Introduction	211	(1)
Tips for Presenting Testimony	211	(4)
Trial Preparation	215	(2)
Internal Affairs Investigations	217	(26)
Introduction	217	(1)
Sexual Harassment	218	(2)
Investigating Sexual Harassment	220	(5)
Initial Reports	221	(1)
Interview the Complainant	222	(1)
Review the Physical Scene	223	(1)
Interview All Witnesses Given by the Recipient	223	(2)
Workplace Discrimination/Harassment	225	(2)
Staff Involvement in Drugs	227	(1)
Staff/Inmate Relationships	228	(1)
Investigating Staff/Inmate Relationships	229	(14)
The Investigation	229	(1)
Surveillance	229	(1)
Interviews	230	(1)
Corroboration	230	(1)
Phones and Mail	230	(13)
What the Prosecutor Expects	243	(6)
Introduction	243	(1)
What a Prosecutor Looks for in a Department of Corrections Investigation	244	(5)
Officer's Reports	245	(1)
Cold Crime Scenes	246	(1)
Interviewing Inmates	246	(3)
Theft Investigations	249	(14)
Prison Thefts	249	(1)
Theft by Deception	250	(3)
Trick	250	(1)
Drugs	250	(1)
Money	251	(2)
Investigating Theft by Deception in the Prison	253	(1)
Proactive Approach	254	(1)
Supplemental Security Income Social Security Theft	255	(1)
Motor Vehicle Theft	256	(1)
Burglary	257	(1)
Counterfieting	258	(5)
Proactive Approaches to Conducting Prison Investigations	263	(6)
Prison Investigation	263	(1)
Outside Work Crews	263	(2)
Staff Training	265	(1)
Action Planning	266	(3)
Homicide and Other Inmate Deaths	269	(24)
Introduction	269	(1)
Death by Natural Causes	269	(2)
Death by Suicide	271	(2)
Accidential Deaths	273	(1)
Homicides	274	(7)
Crime Scene	275	(1)
Evidence Collection	275	(1)
DNA Evidence	275	(2)
Motive	277	(4)
Prison Murder Weapons	281	(3)
Rule of Thumb for Time of Death	284	(9)
Appendix	293	(2)
Prison Investigator Survey	293	(2)
Index	295