CIB Process and Investigative Procedures Lecture Notes

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering investigative procedures for sexual assault, robbery, shooting, burglary/CI, missing persons, and Baltimore County Police Department General Orders regarding search and seizure warrants.

SAFE Program

The Sexual Assault Forensic Exam protocol implemented for victims of sexual assault.

GBMC

Greater Baltimore Medical Center, a location often utilized for victims requiring medical care and forensic exams in sexual assault cases.

BWC

Body Worn Camera; recording device used by officers to ensure all actions are documented and to capture evidence during investigations.

Miranda Warnings

The constitutional advisement required before conducting a custodial recorded interview with a suspect.

SSW

Search and Seizure Warrant; a legal document required to search vehicles, suspects (for DNA/SAFE), or residences.

M.O.

Modus Operandi; the specific method or pattern of operation a suspect uses during the commission of crimes.

LPR

License Plate Reader; technology used to check tag data for suspect vehicles in various jurisdictions.

ATI

Attempt to Identify; a process of using video or digital evidence to determine the identity of a suspect.

TAC

Tactical Unit; a specialized resource utilized for high-risk apprehensions and the execution of certain search warrants.

Form 321A

Search Warrant Risk Assessment form used to determine the operational risk level (low, medium, or high) of a warrant service.

Form 321

Tactical Unit Deployment Request – Pre-Planned Operations; required when risk assessment indicates High or Medium Risk.

Johnson Waiver

A specific legal waiver articulated during suspect interviews which pertains to the suspect's appearance before a judicial officer.

IBIS

Integrated Ballistics Identification System; used for entering and comparing cartridge casings or projectiles recovered from a scene.

CAST / CAST-VIZ

Cellular Analysis Survey Team and its visualization software used to map cell phone movement based on CDRs (Call Detail Records).

CI

Confidential Informant; a source of information who must be vetted through background checks and specific departmental paperwork.

AVNT

The unit contacted to obtain a CI number after completing a Confidential Informant packet.

Form 269

Informant Personal History and Suitability Report.

Form 269A

Instructions to Confidential Informants of Information.

Form 269B

Informant Reliability Summary, updated after an operation like a buy.

OCME

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; checked during missing persons cases to ensure the individual has not been unidentified there.

BOLO

Be On the Look Out; a flier or dissemination sent to other officers and jurisdictions regarding a missing person or suspect.

Nexus

In the context of search warrants, the established connection between a crime and the specific person, location, or item to be searched.

No-knock Warrant

A search and seizure warrant that authorizes entry without giving notice of authority or purpose based on reasonable suspicion of danger.

Permanent Rank Supervisor

A member of the department at the rank of corporal or above required for various reviews, including search warrant approvals.

Deconfliction

The process of checking HIDTA system (Case Explorer) to ensure different law enforcement units are not operating at the same location/target simultaneously.

Form 328

Operational Plan; required for all low-risk search warrants and medium/high-risk warrants not served by the Tactical Unit.

Form 185

Search Warrant Tracking Form; includes a pre-service portion and a control number obtained from IRMS.

Form 133

Search Warrant Return; must be completed and returned to the judge within 10 days of execution or expiration.

Warrant Execution Timeframe

A search warrant becomes null and void if not served within 10 calendar days from the date of issuance.

Form 328A

Post-Operational Summary, completed and distributed by the member who obtained the search warrant upon service.

Petition for Custody, Interrogation and Arrest

Required document to bring a juvenile in from a detention facility for investigative procedures after consultation with the State's Attorney's Office.