Thursday, 2 July 2015

The CID Method; An Overview

By Edna Booker


There are numerous explanations for the occurrence of crimes as a social problem. CID method come in use when there is need to know who committed the crime, the victim and any other important information. While some of these methods are simple some are very complex depending on how thorough the criminals are in eliminating the evidence.

The basis of the investigation process is analyzing the crime scene. This is the location where the crime took place. Some items of information that helps in explaining what happened in a crime scene includes whether something is missing, whether something was introduced among other inconsistencies. There several ways of storing the evidence collected from a crime scene.

Crime scene need to be handled with care and thus investigation methods call upon investigators to wear protective clothing and gloves to avoid getting contaminated or contaminating the scene. Also, items removed from the scene that give information on what may have happened also called evidence are properly stored. The method used to store the evidence depends on the type of evidence.

The undercover method is another CID methods used in collecting information about certain crime. It involves an investigator pretending to be another person to gain access into a position where they can effectively collect information. However, this is one of these methods that require a high level of training on the side of detectives to ensure that the information they collect is admissible.

There are simple as well as advanced techniques. The simple interview method involves the normal question by the investigators to collect new facts about a crime or to confirm the information they already have. There are few rules governing simple interview such as the need for investigators to avoid open-ended questions and informing the interviewer about their rights. However, advanced or complex methods involve the use of technology and experts to get information from the suspect or witness of a crime. Some of these methods include hypnosis and cognitive interview. Though these methods are relatively new there are so many controversies surrounding their effectiveness.

Technological methods are also used and they include the closed circuit television. These televisions are installed in premises and help capture the sound and picture of suspects and store this information to be used for future inquiries. Due to their likelihood of intruding on people privacy their use is governed by a variety of rules.

Surveillance is another method though it is not widely used. It involves a process where the investigators keep track of people they are suspecting are planning to commit a crime, are in the process of committing one or they have already committed the crime. The method is very expensive in terms of resources needed such as manpower and the time.

Lastly, there is no specific method for a certain type of investigation and mostly several methods are used at a go. However, factors such as the type of investigation and the possible use of the obtained information guides in the choice of the method used. Some methods such as interviews are likely to be present in all of types of investigation.




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