Police National Computer
24 hour databases accessibke by kaw enforcement agencies across UK
police national database
all information held,
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crimint and the gangs matrix
database of people involved in gangs, measures harm people pose by scoring them based on violent weapons offenses
international database
INTERPOL aids cooperation between 181 countries , focussed on terrorism / human trafficking
Forensics
scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the investigation of crime.
DNA evidence
biological evidence, derived from testing samples of human tissues and fluids, that genetically links an offender to a crime
Civil Liberties
Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
surveillance
supervision or close observation, especially of a suspected person
CCTV
24hour coverage of a location, can provide visual record of a crime
covert surveillance
hidden surveillance, often planned in advance, suspects are monitored without their knowledge
eye witness testimony
any firsthand account given by an individual of an event they have seen
aquisition
witnessing a crime and forming the memory of the event
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weapon focus effect
presence of a weapon draws attention and impairs memory for other details
retention
storing the information in long term memory
Post-event discussion
A potential source of misleading information where witnesses discuss what they saw afterwards
Retrieval
the process of getting information out of memory storage
expert witness
a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case.
Typological Profiling
Method used to narrow the suspect pool by predicting traits of the perpetrator using common characteristics of serial criminals and crime scene analysis.
Organised offender
An offender who shows evidence of planning, targets the victim and tends to be socially and sexually competent with higher than average intelligence [Show Less]