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AN INSIDE LOOK INTO INVESTIGATING THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-CULTURE IN THE WORLD

Once an offender is behind bars, many people believe that he is no longer a threat to society. However, the felonious activities of confined inmates reach out into society every day. These inmates run lucrative drug operations, commit fraud, hire contract murders, and commit a multitude of criminal offenses from inside the walls of our prisons. This book provides an in-depth resource guide to the relatively new field of corrections investigation.

Illustrating the differences between street and prison investigations, Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities provides a detailed list of how tos as well as numerous captivating case histories and photographs of actual crime scenes and evidentiary items. Chapters on intelligence gathering, undercover operations, and the use of confidential informants will aid you in the complex crimes that sometimes even involve officers and civilians. The book also covers legal aspects such as warrants, court preparation, and testimony to help you take a case from investigation to prosecution.

Prison investigators must be able to respond effectively to every crime imaginable, from a grizzly homicide to a complex fraud case. Whether you're a long-time administrator or a novice criminal justice professional, Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities gives you sound advice on how to handle crime in a community in which 100% of the population are convicted felons.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Coming from a family whose involvement with law enforcement dates back to the Civil War, William Bell's own education and career spans more than thirty years. Greatly influenced by his father, a retired Police Inspector, he began with the Dearborn, Michigan, Police Department where his responsibilities included work in road patrol, SWAT, undercover narcotics, and pattern crime. For nearly twenty years the author has been employed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, where he ultimately gained his expertise with the Criminal Investigation Division. He is noted for taking the investigation of prison crime into the streets.

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• 1 Introduction to Prison Investigations(p. 1)
• Crime Does Not Stop at the Prison Doors(p. 1)
• Need for Prison Investigators(p. 2)
• Manpower(p. 2)
• Correctional Knowledge(p. 2)
• Summary(p. 3)
• Further Sources(p. 3)
• 2 Drug Investigations(p. 7)
• Overview(p. 7)
• Methods of Drug Introduction in Prisons(p. 8)
• Mail(p. 8)
• Visiting(p. 9)
• Drug Drops(p. 11)
• Work Programs(p. 13)
• Staff(p. 13)
• Sex(p. 14)
• Summary(p. 17)
• Methods and Tools of the Prison Investigator(p. 17)
• Officers(p. 18)
• Confidential Informants(p. 18)
• Phones(p. 18)
• Mail(p. 18)
• Written Codes(p. 19)
• Visiting(p. 20)
• Intelligence Unit(p. 21)
• Staff Assistance(p. 21)
• Typical Prison Drug Investigative Tactics(p. 25)
• Rules of Engagement(p. 29)
• Planning the Operation(p. 30)
• Buy--Bust Operations(p. 32)
• Buy--Walk Operations(p. 35)
• Controlled Deliveries(p. 38)
• Safety Guidelines for Undercover Drug Operations(p. 39)
• Drug Drops(p. 40)
• Use of an Unwitting Accomplice(p. 41)
• Cigarettes as Contraband(p. 44)
• Prescription Drug Sales(p. 44)
• Clandestine Laboratories(p. 45)
• Urinalysis Screens as a Weapon(p. 46)
• Drug Deterrent Programs(p. 46)
• K-9 Unit(p. 46)
• Random Urine Screening(p. 46)
• Intelligence Cases(p. 47)
• Drug Check Points and Visitor Check Points(p. 47)
• Prison Drug Prices(p. 47)
• Street Drug Prices(p. 48)
• Facts about Marijuana(p. 49)
• Physical Signs of Marijuana Use(p. 49)
• Facts about Heroin(p. 50)
• Physical Signs of Heroin Use(p. 50)
• Puncture Wounds(p. 51)
• Facts about Cocaine(p. 51)
• Physical Signs of Cocaine Use(p. 52)
• Facts about Methamphetamine(p. 52)
• Inhalants(p. 53)
• What Are Inhalants?(p. 53)
• What Is Amyl Nitrite?(p. 53)
• What Is Butyl Nitrite?(p. 54)
• Who Abuses Inhalants?(p. 54)
• How Do Inhalants Work?(p. 54)
• What Are the Immediate Negative Effects of Inhalants?(p. 54)
• What Are the Most Serious Short-Term Effects of Inhalants?(p. 54)
• 3 Escape Investigations(p. 61)
• General Information(p. 61)
• Duties of Prison Investigators(p. 62)
• Investigative Tips(p. 64)
• 4 Solicitation Investigations(p. 77)
• Types of Prison Solicitation Cases(p. 77)
• Means Used in Prison Solicitation Cases(p. 78)
• Murder for Hire(p. 80)
• Guidelines for Murder for Hire Cases(p. 80)
• Use of Confidential Informants(p. 80)
• Establish First-Hand Communication with the Bandit(p. 82)
• Substantial Step(p. 83)
• Undercover Operations(p. 83)
• Staff Investigations(p. 84)
• Investigator Tips on Solicitation Cases(p. 95)
• 5 Sex Offenses(p. 103)
• Introduction(p. 103)
• Colorado Revised Statutes Related to Prison Sex Crimes(p. 103)
• The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Prison Sex Crimes(p. 104)
• False Reporting(p. 106)
• Precautions Against False Reporting(p. 111)
• The Sexual Assault Investigation(p. 112)
• Victim Interviews(p. 112)
• Suspect and Witness Interviews(p. 113)
• The Crime Scene(p. 114)
• Check Lists(p. 114)
• 6 Prison Undercover Operations(p. 117)
• Introduction(p. 117)
• The Criminal Element(p. 121)
• Planning an Undercover Operation(p. 124)
• Undercover Operations Inside the Prison(p. 125)
• Mail(p. 125)
• Telephone(p. 126)
• Personal Visits(p. 128)
• Precaution(p. 129)
• Undercover Operations Outside the Prison(p. 130)
• Gather Intelligence(p. 130)
• Location of Operation(p. 131)
• Preoperation Planning(p. 131)
• Who Are You?(p. 131)
• Basic Needs(p. 132)
• Officer in Trouble(p. 134)
• 7 Confidential Informants(p. 143)
• Introduction(p. 143)
• Information from the Informant(p. 144)
• Reasons Convicts Give Information(p. 144)
• Confidential Informant Safety(p. 145)
• Do's and Do Not's of Confidential Informant Use(p. 146)
• Do(p. 146)
• Do Not(p. 146)
• Legislation Protection for Informants(p. 149)
• Reliability of Informants(p. 150)
• Informant Procedures(p. 151)
• Standards of Conduct for Informants(p. 152)
• Restricted Use of Informants(p. 152)
• Documentation of Informants(p. 153)
• Informant Questionnaire(p. 153)
• Disclosure of Informant's Identity(p. 154)
• 8 Understanding the Convict(p. 157)
• Introduction(p. 157)
• "We" vs. "Them" Syndrome(p. 159)
• 9 Evidence Collection(p. 161)
• Introduction(p. 161)
• Definition of Evidence(p. 162)
• Relevance(p. 162)
• Reliability(p. 162)
• Undue Prejudice(p. 162)
• Foundation(p. 163)
• Constitutional Violations(p. 163)
• Types of Evidence(p. 163)
• Direct Evidence(p. 163)
• Circumstantial Evidence(p. 163)
• Substitute Evidence(p. 163)
• Testimonial Evidence(p. 164)
• Real Evidence(p. 164)
• Demonstrative Evidence(p. 164)
• Documentary Evidence(p. 164)
• Dynamics of a Crime Scene(p. 165)
• Preliminary Investigation(p. 166)
• Crime Scene Arrival(p. 166)
• Preliminary Investigation(p. 167)
• Crime Scene Searches(p. 168)
• Search Patterns(p. 169)
• Spiral Search(p. 169)
• Strip Search(p. 169)
• Grid Search(p. 169)
• Zone Search(p. 169)
• Photographing the Crime Scene(p. 169)
• Basic Evidence Collection(p. 170)
• Death Investigations(p. 171)
• Asphyxia(p. 171)
• Blunt Injuries(p. 187)
• Sharp Injuries(p. 188)
• Penetrating vs. Perforating(p. 188)
• Track vs. Tract(p. 188)
• Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death(p. 188)
• Basic Blood Spatter(p. 188)
• Impact(p. 189)
• Direction(p. 189)
• References(p. 190)
• 10 The Importance of Intelligence(p. 193)
• Introduction(p. 193)
• Definition of Intelligence(p. 193)
• Passive Intelligence(p. 194)
• Active Intelligence(p. 195)
• Processing Intelligence(p. 196)
• Collection(p. 199)
• Evaluation(p. 200)
• Collation(p. 200)
• Analysis(p. 200)
• Dissemination(p. 200)
• Reevaluation(p. 200)
• Categorization of Intelligence(p. 201)
• Access to Intelligence Files(p. 201)
• Submission Criteria for Intelligence Information(p. 202)
• Review Process(p. 203)
• Dissemination(p. 203)
• 11 Affidavits and Warrants(p. 205)
• Introduction(p. 205)
• Affidavits(p. 206)
• Search Warrants(p. 206)
• Additional Search Information(p. 207)
• Arrest Warrants(p. 208)
• 41.1 Warrants(p. 209)
• Civil Seizures(p. 209)
• Seizure Complaint(p. 209)
• Seizure Affidavit(p. 210)
• Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)(p. 210)
• Temporary Restraining Order(p. 210)
• Seizure Summons(p. 210)
• 12 Court Preparation and Testimony(p. 211)
• Introduction(p. 211)
• Tips for Presenting Testimony(p. 211)
• Trial Preparation(p. 215)
• 13 Internal Affairs Investigations(p. 217)
• Introduction(p. 217)
• Sexual Harassment(p. 218)
• Investigating Sexual Harassment(p. 220)
• Initial Reports(p. 221)
• Interview the Complainant(p. 222)
• Review the Physical Scene(p. 223)
• Interview All Witnesses Given by the Recipient(p. 223)
• Workplace Discrimination/Harassment(p. 225)
• Staff Involvement in Drugs(p. 227)
• Staff/Inmate Relationships(p. 228)
• Investigating Staff/Inmate Relationships(p. 229)
• The Investigation(p. 229)
• Surveillance(p. 229)
• Interviews(p. 230)
• Corroboration(p. 230)
• Phones and Mail(p. 230)
• 14 What the Prosecutor Expects(p. 243)
• Introduction(p. 243)
• What a Prosecutor Looks for in a Department of Corrections Investigation(p. 244)
• Officer's Reports(p. 245)
• Cold Crime Scenes(p. 246)
• Interviewing Inmates(p. 246)
• 15 Theft Investigations(p. 249)
• Prison Thefts(p. 249)
• Theft by Deception(p. 250)
• Trick(p. 250)
• Drugs(p. 250)
• Money(p. 251)
• Investigating Theft by Deception in the Prison(p. 253)
• Proactive Approach(p. 254)
• Supplemental Security Income Social Security Theft(p. 255)
• Motor Vehicle Theft(p. 256)
• Burglary(p. 257)
• Counterfeiting(p. 258)
• 16 Proactive Approaches to Conducting Prison Investigations(p. 263)
• Prison Investigation(p. 263)
• Outside Work Crews(p. 263)
• Staff Training(p. 265)
• Action Planning(p. 266)
• 17 Homicide and Other Inmate Deaths(p. 269)
• Introduction(p. 269)
• Death by Natural Causes(p. 269)
• Death by Suicide(p. 271)
• Accidental Deaths(p. 273)
• Homicides(p. 274)
• Crime Scene(p. 275)
• Evidence Collection(p. 275)
• DNA Evidence(p. 275)
• Motive(p. 277)
• Prison Murder Weapons(p. 281)
• Rule of Thumb for Time of Death(p. 284)
• Appendix(p. 293)
• Prison Investigator Survey(p. 293)
• Index(p. 295)