FM 3-19.13
LAW ENFORCEMENT
INVESTIGATIONS
Headquarters, Department of the Army
JANUARY 2005
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
*FM 3-19.13
Field Manual
Headquarters,
No. 3-19.13
Department of the Army
Washington, DC, 10 January 2005
Law Enforcement Investigations
Contents
Page
PREFACE....................................................................................................................ix
PART ONE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE
Chapter 1
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.................................................................................1-1
Overview................................................................................................................... 1-1 Objectives of Criminal Investigations........................................................................ 1-2 Army Law Enforcement Investigator......................................................................... 1-2 United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory............................................. 1-3 Victim and Witness Assistance................................................................................ 1-4 Legal Considerations................................................................................................. 1-5 Criminal Intelligence.................................................................................................. 1-9 Investigations...........................................................................................................1-15 Evidence Gathering................................................................................................ 1-16
Chapter 2
TESTIMONY\u2026\u2026. .................................................................................................... 2-1
Rules of Evidence...................................................................................................... 2-1 Trial Preparation........................................................................................................ 2-1 Courtroom Testimony............................................................................................... 2-2
Chapter 3
OBSERVATIONS, DESCRIPTIONS, AND IDENTIFICATIONS..............................3-1
Overview................................................................................................................... 3-1 Factors Influencing Observation\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u20263-1 Observations and Descriptions by Investigators\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026 .. 3-3 Observations and Descriptions by Witnesses\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 3-8 Identification.............................................................................................................. 3-8 Composite Sketches \u2026\u2026\u2026.................................................................................... 3-10
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*This publication supersedes FM 19-20, 25 November 1985.
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