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Civilian Academy Week 31 Investigations Bureau Sergeant Keith Astley Detective Justin Wax 1 Sergeant, 4 year assignment 3 or 4 Detectives, 4 year assignment 1 Crime Analyst Investigations Bureau 2 Investigations Training Robert Presley Institute of Criminal  Investigations Courses (ICI) ○ICI Core (80 hours) ○ICI Homicide (80 hours) ○ICI Sexual Assault (40 hours) ○ICI Child Abuse (40 hours Other Trainings ○Interview & Interrogation ○Cold Case Homicide ○Child Exploitation ○And more… Case Law Resources Must stay on top of constantly  changing and evolving case law Legislation changes frequently We must be proactive in knowing and understanding changes in legislation to ensure we are abiding by new legislation 3 Case Load: Anywhere from 8‐16 cases Case Management: Prioritization On‐Call & Call‐Outs A Day in the Life of a Detective What types of  cases do you think  we work? Crimes Investigated by Patrol: Petty Theft & Shoplifting Vehicle Theft Grand Theft Burglaries Narcotics Fraud ●SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) ●Verity (Victim Advocacy Group for Victims of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault) ●Issues of consent (Proving lack of consent) ●Defenses used by suspect’s legal counsel ●Investigative tactics to corroborate allegations ●From start to finish Sexual Assault Investigations The bulk of the Investigations Bureau’s caseload 4 ●If the incident occurred within 120 hours of the report made to RPDPS → SART ●Investigation & Strategies ○Who, What, Where When ○Video surveillance ○Electronic communications information of evidentiary value ○Combatting the defense ●Pretext phone calls Sexual Assault Investigations Adult Victims ●The majority of Investigations caseload ●If the incident occurred within 120 hours of the report made to RPDPS → SART ●Forensic Interviews ●Investigation & Strategies ○Who, What, Where When ○Video surveillance ○Electronic communications information of evidentiary value ○Combatting the defense ○Pretext phone calls ●Forensic Interviews & SARTs Sexual Assault Investigations Juvenile Victims 5 ●Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCARs) ●Child Protective Services functions ●Valley of the Moon ●The importance of corroborating evidence Child Abuse Violent Crimes What types of  violent crimes do  we work? ●Murder / Homicide (or the attempt of) ●Assault with Deadly Weapons  ●Robbery / Home Invasion Case Examples o 2020 Redwood Credit Union Shooting o 2019 Enterprise Home Invasion 6 Case Example - Homicide 911 Calls Case Example   7 Case Example Internet Crimes Against Children What does this  mean? ●Sexual exploitation of children ●Child pornography ●Sexual assault of children 8 Internet Crimes Against Children How do we  receive these  cases? ●National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) ●Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) ●CyberTips reported by ESPs (Electronic Service Providers) CyberTip Example ‐ Start to finish (Search Warrants) Internet Crimes Against Children NCMEC / ICAC CyberTips 9 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault             Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Rapport Building 10 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Miranda Advisement Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Demeanor & Statement 11 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Pretext Intro/Lies Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault People v. Dewitt Confrontation/ Demeanor 12 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Interrogation Tactics Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Demeanor/ Interrogation 13 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Establishing a Theme Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Demeanor/Reasoning 14 Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault Confrontation/ Confession Case Example - Juvenile Sexual Assault 15 Case Example – Child Exploitation Suspect Interview Case Example – Child Exploitation Suspect Interview 16 Missing Persons Law & Department Policy California Penal Code Section 14211 and RPDPS policy requires we take a Missing Persons  Report from anyone who wishes to report a person as a missing or runaway, without delay If MP is under 21 or at risk, BOLO must be distributed no more than an hour after determining age  or at‐risk Detective Supplemental Report at least once every 30 days What can the  reporting party  can do to help? Collect voluntary biological sample (MP’s hair brush, swabs from family members, etc.) Case Example - Missing Persons 17 Any questions? Thank you!