Cases subject for crime investigation

1. Homicide
2. Murder
3. Rape
4. Robbery
5. Suicide
6. Parricide

Categories of Modes of Death

1. Accidental Death
2. Natural Death
3. Suicide
4. Homicide

elements of the crime of homicide:

1. That the person was killed.
2. That the accused killed him without any justifying circumstances.
3. That the accused had the intention to kill, which is presumed.
4. That the killing was not attended by any qualifying circumstances of murder, or by
that of parricide or infanticide

Sources of information in Determining Motive

1. Crime Scene
2. People
3. Records

ACTIVITIES IN HOMICIDE case

1. Record the crime scene through notes, photographs, and sketches.

2. Recognize, collect, and preserves all physical evidences and clue materials.
3. Identify the victim, and persons who witnessed the commission of the crime.
4. Establish the cause and the manner of death of the victim.
5. Ascertain the motive the suspects in committing the crime.
6. Seek additional information by interviewing people and by examining the records of the victim.
7. Question the suspect, and this should be done after explaining his rights under custodial
investigation.

Important questions to be asked to determine that crime scene

1. Is this an Unlawful Homicide?

2. Who is the Deceased?
3. What was the Motive?
4. Is there a Physical Evidence Present?
5. What Happened and How the Crime was Committed?

Considerations must be given to the following in using the victim’s body as focus of
the investigation
1. Identity of the Victim
2. Cause and Manner of Death
3. Reconstructing the Crime
4. Time of the Occurrence of Death
Goals of crime investigator

1. To determine if a crime has been committed,

2. To legally obtain info and evidence to identify the person(s) responsible for committing
the crime,
3. To legally arrest the suspect,
4. To recover stolen property, and
5. To present the best case possible to the prosecutor.

3 tools or I’s of investigation

1. Information
2. Instrumentation
3. Interviewing

Purpose of autopsy in homicide investigation

1.  to determine the cause of death

2.  to determine mode of death
3. to determine manner of death

Cardinal points in criminal investigation

1. What
2. Where
3. When
4. Who
5. Who
6. How

Possible pieces of evidence to be recovered at crime scene in homicide investigation

1. illicit drugs
2. blood
3. semen
4. bullet
5. gun
6. cartridge cases etc.

 FIVE PILLARS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

1. COMMUNITY
2. LAW ENFORCEMENT
3. PROSECUTION
4. COURTS
5. CORRECTIONS.