Police Detectives

Tasks Include:

• Provide testimony as a witness in court.
• Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival.
• Examine crime scenes to obtain clues and evidence, such as loose hairs, fibers, clothing, or weapons.
• Obtain evidence from suspects.
• Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
• Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
• Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
• Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
• Prepare and serve search and arrest warrants.
• Note, mark, and photograph location of objects found, such as footprints, tire tracks, bullets and bloodstains, and take measurements of the scene.

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