Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

• The dates that lARs are submitted shall be recorded in the investigator's log. • When appropriate, final dispositions shall enter in the investigator's log. • Detectives should maintain their own copy of their INVESTIGATOR INDIVIDUAL CASE LOG to assist them in recording and tracking their active and closed cases. INVESTIGATIVE ACTION REPORTS • INVESTIGATIVE ACTION REPORTS will be prepared in a timely fashion to document significant investigative steps taken on an assigned case or on cases that an investigator is assigned to assist. • Detectives should visit the location of occurrence as soon as possible and before the 5-Day Review. • The closing lAR should contain the reason for closing the case. This may involve a brief synopsis of the case but will not require repeating a detailed account of all investigative steps previously documented. CASE CLOSING DISPOSITIONS The following are the classifications that must be used to describe how closed cases are noted on the INVESTIGATIVE ACTION REPORT 1. ARREST 2. EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE - Strict criteria for exceptional clearance are probable cause exists to arrest perpetrator but an arrest cannot be made for a valid reason, i.e. death of perpetrator or the perpetrator is in jail for extended period for other crime and District Attorney determines additional prosecution not necessary. Other reasons for extraordinary clearance must be documented on closing lAR 3. UNFOUNDED - Investigation determines the reported crime did not occur. 4. CLOSED/INACTIVE - AH reasonable investigative efforts have been exhausted, and the case is filed closed pending further or future developments 5. REFERRED - Case referred to another investigative unit, i.e. Major Crimes for follow-up. Enter where referred to in closing investigation action report. The Bratton Group, LLC 18