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SECTION III

SPECIAL TOPICS

Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, 7th Edition

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Chapter 22

INCREASING THREATS AND EMERGING CRIME

Criminal Investigation: A Method for Reconstructing the Past, 7th Edition


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Changing Societal Environment• Changes in Social Conditions

– Communication– Technology– Travel– Social Mobility– Economy– Immigration– Aging Population

• Create new forms of crime … and the need for new and evolving investigative strategies and tactics


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Increasing Threats and Crimes

• Identity Theft (e.g., phishing; spoofing)• Internet Fraud • Exploitation of Women and Children• Human Trafficking and the Exploitation

of Illegal Aliens • Home Invasions • Con Games


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Increasing Threats and Crimecontinued

• Theft of Paintings and Cultural Objects (e.g., forgery and crimes of deception)

• Copies and “Knockoffs”• Body Parts• School and Workplace Violence• Satanism, Cults, and Ritual Crime


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School Violence and Shootings

1. Rarely are they sudden, impulsive attacks2. Other people knew of the idea or plans prior

to the incident3. Targets were not threatened directly prior to

the attack4. There is NO useful profile of students who

engage in school violence5. Pre-incident behavior of attacker caused

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School Violence and Shootingscontinued

6. Attackers had difficulty coping with loss or failure; many had considered/attempted suicide

7. They felt bullied, persecuted, or injured8. They had access to and had used weapons9. Other students were involved in some

capacity in many instances10. Most incidents stopped by means other than

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International Criminality• Typology of Global Crime

– Cybercrime– Drug trafficking– Human trafficking– Identity theft– Money transfers– Piracy– Theft– Terrorism– Victimization of U.S. citizens


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Conclusion

• Globalization of the economy and markets, crime, and criminal investigations apparent in emerging and evolving crime threats

• Foreign language skills and knowledge of other countries’ cultures, legal systems, and the perceptions that foreigners may have of law enforcement, beneficial to investigators


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