Objective: Familiarize yourself with the investigative structure and capabilities of the law enforcement agency in your community . In doing so, students will answer the following questions about their local police department. Agency websites will facilitate answering the following questions in complete sentences:
Which agency are you exploring? (Boca Raton, Greenacres, palm Beach County)
Does the agency have a criminal investigations unit?
If yes:
Do “general investigators” investigate all types of crimes?
Contingency Question: If there are specializations, what are they (list them all)?
How many investigators are assigned to such units?
Additional Information: does the website provide additional information about investigative units, such as 1) the criteria for officers to be assigned to the unit? 2) how officers are selected into these units, 3) history of the unit creation, or 4) any other additional information.
If no:
Who, within the organization, handles investigative work?
How many people within the organization have that responsibility?
Additional Information: Where in the organizational structure could an investigative unit be constructed?