Burglary - Explain the distinction between the crime of burglary and the crime of robbery. - Identify the elements of burglary and the evidence needed to support each element for a conviction for the crime. - Define burglary tools and identify five different examples. - Identify and explain the five major methods of forceful safe entry. - Identify at least three different ways how an investigator might prove that property found with a suspect is stolen. - Why are burglary clearance rates so low? - What could be done to improve the clearance rates? - What prevention techniques could the following burglary locations implement to reduce the opportunity of being burglarized? i. Private homes ii. Businesses iii. Commercial retail businesses iv. Storage facilities - What role does physical evidence play in burglar investigations? - Do you agree that burglary suspects should be convicted on circumstantial evidence? - What criteria (if any) should be used to make burglary arrests? - How can stolen property be recovered from burglary cases if it is sold on the Internet? - An ID Theft Investigator (PLS IGNORE IF NOT applicable to your expertise/experience) Discussion topics include: - Explain your role in investigating ID theft cases. - Can you give some examples of cases you have investigated? - Can you show examples of some of the artifacts that you use as evidence in either your investigation or in court such as: Photographs, Credit reports, False or stolen identification cards, Affidavits Surveillance video, Other? - What is the role of circumstantial evidence in ID theft investigations and prosecutions? - Can you comment on the ID theft clearance rates at your department? - Have you experienced a false ID theft allegation from a “victim?” What were the motivations? - Do victims commonly over-estimate loss, exaggerate, or lie about what actually was a loss to increase the amount reported to financial institutions or insurance companies? - What are the common procedures to investigate ID theft?