CRIME DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION

Capo di tutti capi - term used by the early leader of Mafia to refer to the ultimate boss of the families or
the “Boss of all the Boses”.
Psilocybin – It is the hallucinogenic alkaloid from small Mexican mushroom used by Mexican Indians to
induce nausea and muscular relaxation.
Barrel Lines – These are engineered to act as impact cushion. It is usually installed in front of a solid
obstacle or traffic Islad at an area of high accident frequency.
Boiling point – It is the temperature at which the vapor pressure is equal to normal atmospheric
pressure.
Man of honor, Mafiosi, Made men – Terms called for the members of Mafia.
Mafia – the loose associations of Sicilians in the Middle Ages formed against the Spanish police.
Traffic Education – It is the process of giving training and practice in the actual application of traffic
safety knowledge.
Genocide – It refers to the intentional destruction of a national ethnic, racial, or religious group of
people.
Three Fold Aims of Criminal Investigation
1. To Identify the guilty party
2. To locate the whereabouts of guilty party
2. To provide evidence to establish the guilt of the guilty party.
Patent – It is the statutory grant, by government, which confers to an inventor to exclude others from
making,using selling or importing the invention.
Golden Crescent – is the major supplier of opium, MJ and heroine products in the western part of Asia.
Member countries of Golden Crescent. 1. IRAN 2. AFGHANISTAN 3. PAKISTAN
OPEN WOUNDS – there is a break in the continuity of the skin
Abrasion – Scratch, friction mark
Bruise – cause by a blunt injury to the tissues which damage blood vessels beneath the surface, allowing
blood to extravasate or leak into the surrounding tissues.
Incised wound – caused by Sharp edge object
Punctured wound – tusok
Lacerated wound – result of an injury from a blunt instrument. In cerebral laceration, the brain tissue is
torn often with an accompanying visible head wounds and skull fractures.
Bites – they maybe abraded, bruised or rarely lacerated. They are usually seen in sexual assaults and in
child abuse and also by animal bites
Japan – became the major consumer of cocaine and shabu from the United States and Europe.
Loansharking – is the lending of money where the percentage is high. This id also known as Shylocking.
Whistle – used to supplement arm signal.
MDMA – scientific name of ecstacy
Hashish – It is a dark brown resin that is collected from top of potent marijuana and 5x stronger as
solvent.
Potentiation – It is an involuntary and violent irregular series of constructions of the muscles.
EO 62 – Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC)
Meconic Acid – Active ingredient and analgesic property of Opium.
RA 7438 –It is an act defining certain rights of person, arrested, detain or under custodial
RA 3019 – is otherwise known as the Anti- Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Chinese Triad Flag Symbol– Man, Heaven and Earth Society
Loyalty – Greek word of Ndrangeta (Ndrangeta or calabrian mafia were formed when group of Sicilians
were exiled to the Island in 1860's)
Medellin cartel – is an organized drug suppliers and smugglers operating mostly in nearby states and
countries of Medellin.
Pablo Escobar Gaviria – founder of Medellin Cartel.
Calvin H. Goddard – developed the standard system of tracing bullets, and associated evidence to
weapons from which they are fired.
Amber – is the color of the traffic light located in the center of the traffic signaling device.
RA 9211 – Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
RA 9514 – Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008
Jemaah Islamiyah – is the terrorist organization which is based in Indonesia and has operated in the
Philippines, has had particularly strong ties to Al-Qaeda.