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a CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION .............................................................................. i
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... ii
MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... iii
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................ iv
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... v
MANUAL DISTRIBUTION AND REVISION ..................................................................................... viii
CRIME ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................. 1
CYBER CRIMES ................................................................................................................................ 3
COMPUTER FORENSIC ................................................................................................................. 6
REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC LABORATORY (RCFL) ........................................................... 13
E
CONOMIC CRIMES
CASE EVALUATION AND ASSIGNMENT ..................................................................................... 18
COMMON ECONOMIC CRIME SECTIONS .................................................................................. 20
INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES ................................................................................................... 28
F
AMILY PROTECTION
CHILD ABUSE CRIMES ................................................................................................................ 31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROCEDURE ........................................................................................... 34
ELDER ABUSE ............................................................................................................................. 45
HOMICIDE
BANK ROBBERY APPREHENSION TEAM (BRAT) ......................................................................... 48
CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATIONS .................................................................................................... 49
DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM INVESTIGATIONS ........................................................................... 51
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION ....................................................................................................... 52
MINCEY DECISION AND HOMICIDE SCENE INVESTIGATION ................................................... 59
MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATIONS .......................................................................................... 64
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS ............................................................................................... 67
SPECIAL VICTIMS
ORANGE COUNTY CHILD EXPLOITATION TASK FORCE .............................................................. 70
SONAR UNIT POLICY AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................... 71
SPECIAL VICTIMS DETAIL ........................................................................................................... 73
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b INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS
CASE SCREENING FOR INVESTIGATION ..................................................................................... 76
COMMUNICATIONS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT USE ................................................................. 80
CONTRACT CITY GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................... 83
DNA EVIDENCE PROCEDURES ................................................................................................... 84
HATE CRIMES ............................................................................................................................. 86
INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSE TO MAJOR ASSAULTS ..................................................................... 90
JUVENILE PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 91
LINEUP PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................. 100
PHOTOGRAPHIC LINE -UP REPORT ........................................................................................ 118
LINE -UP REQUEST ................................................................................................................. 120
WITNESS INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 121
IN-FIELD SHOW -UP REPORT .................................................................................................. 123
IN-PERSON SHOW -UP REPORT ............................................................................................. 125
MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES .................................................................................................... 127
OTHER JURISDICTION INVESTIGATION .................................................................................... 128
PRESS RELATIONS .................................................................................................................... 129
PUBLIC AWARENESS POLICY ................................................................................................... 132
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 1 33
SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................................. 141
TELEPHONE CRIMES ................................................................................................................ 146
VEHICLE PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 147
VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 148
VIDEORECORDI NG OF INCIDENT SCENES ................................................................................ 150
CO
MPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 1 51
AUTOMATED BOAT SYSTEM (ABS) .......................................................................................... 152
AUTOMATED CHECK SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 153
AUTOMATED FIREARMS SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 154
CA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV) AUTOMATED SYSTEM .................................. 157
CENTRAL JUVENILE INDEX ....................................................................................................... 158
COURT SYSTEM OVERVIEW (CITPER/CITVEH) ......................................................................... 159
CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM (CHS) .......................................................................................... 1 60
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................................................ 161
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c LOCAL ARREST RECORDS SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 164
MISSING PERSONS AUTOMATED SYSTEM .............................................................................. 165
ORANGE COUNTY AUTOMATED JAIL SYSTEM ........................................................................ 166
ORANGE COUNTY JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS .............................................................. 167
STOLEN/EMBEZZLED/COUNTERFEIT SECURITIES AUTOMATED SYSTEM ............................... 168
STOLEN VEHICLE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................ 169
AUTOMATED PROPERTY SYSTEM ..........................................................................................170
WANTED PERSONS SYSTEM .................................................................................................... 172 AUTOMATED WARRANT SERVICE SYSTEM ............................................................................171
CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION
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i Parts of this manual contain confidential investigative tactics and procedures used to
investigate crimes committed in the jurisdiction of the Sheriff’s Department. These confidential tactics and procedures are intended for the use of sworn department
personnel and some non- sworn positions on a need -to-know basis.
Disclosure of the contents is not authorized without the express approval of the Assistant
Sheriff of Operations.
INTRODUCTION
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ii About this Manual
This manual is intended as a reference to aid Orange County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel in the performance