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GENERAL ORDER
200.2 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
REVISION Drectives:09/24/2022
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/24/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS:
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE :15.05,15.06M,15.07,15.10M,27.01M,15.18M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 1
B. SCOPE ......................................................... ............................................................... ....... 1
C. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 1
D. DEFINITIONS ................................................... ............................................................... 2
E. PROCEDURE ..................................................... .............................................................. 2
F. CALL-OUT PROCEDURE ............................................ ................................................. 3
G. CASE ASSIGNMENT FOR FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS .................. ............. 4
H. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE FOR FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS ........... ... 5
I. DOMESTIC CRIMES SAO REFERRAL CRITERIA ......................... ........................ 6
J. CASE FILE MANAGEMENT .......................................... .............................................. 7
K. INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATIONS PROCEDURES ....................... .................. 8
L. FIELD INTERVIEW (FI) REPORTS .................................. ........................................ 12
M. SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS ....................................... ........................................ 13
N. TECHNICAL AIDS ................................................ ........................................................ 15
O. FORENSIC ARTIST PROCEDURE ..................................... ....................................... 15
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this directive is to provide general procedures and guidelines for conducting cr iminal investigations.
B. SCOPE
This directive is applicable to all sworn members of the Depart ment.
C. POLICY
1. Investigations begin upon the first notification that a crime m ay have been committed and ends when the case
is solved and the perpetrator is arrested, prosecuted, or the c ase has been otherwise reso lved. It is of critical
importance that each aspect of th e investigative process is con ducted properly and that each member
participating in the investiga tion understands their responsibi lities and the parameters under which they must
operate.
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2. Department members will apply proactive investigative methods w hen possible, and investigate reported crimes
to the extent necessary to suppor t prosecution or otherwise res olve the case.
D. DEFINITIONS
Case File: An accumulation of all documents, reports, and information rela ted to a specific crime,
excluding items of an evidentiary nature, photocopies of which may be included after the originals
are placed in the Property Evidence facility. Custodial: In custody of law enforcement o fficers or otherwise deprived o f freedom of action in
any significant way.
Interview: Is the method used to obtain information from persons having kn owledge of a
particular incident and the willingness to provide it.
Interrogation: Express questioning and also any words or actions on the part of a member that
the member should know is likely to elicit an incriminating res ponse from the suspect.
Non-Custodial: Questioning of a susp ect in a setting where it is clear that t hey have the ability to
terminate the quest ioning and leave.
Surveillance: The continuous or prolonged observ ation of a targeted individua l, group, or
organization by clandestine means to gather information relativ e to an open criminal investigation.
Surveillance differs from monitoring in that it typically invol ves the use of more invasive tactics
such as electronic monitoring.
E. PROCEDURE
1. General:
a. The Chief of Police or designee is authorized to designate swor n members to conduct criminal
investigations. This designation is an assignment not a promoti on.
b. All records relating to vice and organized crime are maintained separately and securely from the central
records system.
2. Preliminary Investigation:
a. A properly conducted preliminary investigation may be sufficien t to bring a case to a satisfactory
conclusion, thereby eliminating the need for follow-up investig ation. A preliminary investigation begins
when the first member arrives at the scene of an incident and b egins a criminal investigation.
b. The activity should continue until such time as postponement of the investigation or transfer of
responsibility will not jeopardize the successful completion of the investigation. Not all steps must be
necessarily performed by the first arriving member as some step s may be delegated to other members
depending on the complexity of the investigation.
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F. CALL-OUT PROCEDURE
1. City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department Criminal Investigat ions Unit (CIU) members are not assigned to
duty shifts on a 24-hour basis. Therefore, call-out schedules s hall be developed by the C IU supervisor to provide
24-hour on-call availability.
a. The CIU supervisor shall be res ponsible for ensuring that an up dated call-out schedule is forwarded to
Communications and/or