Primary investigation

Any criminal investigation starts with a patrol car being sent to the scene and a uniformed officer writing a report. In some cases the officer will handle the entire incident. In others a secondary investigation will be conducted by detectives.

An investigation is the gathering and evaluating of information, including evidence regarding the crime. Some information must be put together in a way that can be presented in court.

The patrol officer, in taking the original report, must talk with the victim to find out what happened. He must determine whether, in fact, a crime was committed. He must talk with witnesses to get their description of what took place. The more information the patrol officer obtains and passes on to the detective, the more time the detective will work on the detailed follow-up phases of the investigation. The original report and all other vital information should record the results of the primary investigation as fully and accurately as possible.

In interviews with the victim and witnesses, the officer should obtain as much information as he can in order to identify the perpetrator as quickly as possible.

At the scene of a crime the officer must take care to protect and preserve the scene as it was at the time of the crime. All physical evidence must be protected for crime scene technicians. All witnesses must be removed from the building and sufficient personnel detailed to protect the scene while the officer conducts the primary investigation. When protecting a crime scene, the officer must remember that nothing is to be touched or removed.

ТЕКСТ B

Упр. 3. Переведите, пользуясь словарем текст на русский язык.