Questions tagged [investigation]
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Does the FBI tell you if they take on a case you asked them to look into?
I'm dealing with a dirty courthouse that has chosen to take the path of inaction for a civil rights violation, and was wondering what the FBI (US Marshals said they investigate dirty courthouses when ...
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How does the presumption of innocence apply to investigative interest by police?
Does the presumption of innocence apply at the investigatory phase of a criminal inquiry?
For instance if a crime victim presents the police with substantial circumstantial evidence pointing it a ...
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Suspect's Right to Privacy in Court
If no charges have been filed, do courts have any responsibility to protect a suspect's privacy during an investigation? Example below. Let's say this is in New Jersey, United States.
Mrs. X is under ...
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Why did FBI establish such intense surveillance to prove Jeremy Hammond's guilt?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond
Jeremy Hammond was a computer hacker who attacked Stratfor firm. Once FBI was able to pinpoint the real identity of the person behind one of the nicknames ...
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In US, does an investigator always present the evidence of guilt of a suspect no matter what?
In US criminal justice system, must the investigator always provide the evidence that the particular suspect is the one who indeed perpetrated the crime, no matter what investigation procedures and ...
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Access to information from supermarkets
In a criminal investigation, do the police have access to shopping information / do the police do research that far?
In case of any police officer requesting data from recently bought products (for ...
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Do victims have a right to be informed of the follow-up or lack thereof on their crime reports?
Meet Alice. She was assaulted and reported this to the police while offering them evidence of the assault.
They tell her the report has been duly noted, thank her for her time, and wish her a nice day....
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Search warrants for the property of people not suspected of a crime
I'm interested in the New York City jurisdiction.
Imagine a person is involved, or suspected to be involved, in a crime, yet they are not suspected of having committed any crime. For example, imagine ...
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What happens during and after investigations into a false conviction?
I'm interested in the NY(C) jurisdiction.
So, the relevant people are convinced that a person might have been wrongfully convicted. So, an investigation starts, and it proves this. Then, the person is ...
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Why is there seemingly no information on FIMS?
Why is there seemingly no information on FIMS?
Why is there seemingly no publicly available information on FIMS?
FIMS is the police's facial identification manager software used by officers to ...
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How can I pursue a non-responsive company for tax docs and potentially money back?
In late 2021 I invested in a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QoZ) that closely aligned with my values. This year, I haven't heard from them for various requests of mine (typically before April 2022 and ...
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Are there any laws/policies regarding the contents of public addressals on unsolved murders?
I'm writing a fictional book set in NYC. As a part of the plot, there's public addressals on the on-going case. I'm just wondering what laws/policies pertain to what can and cannot be said about the ...
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Is it legal to release the identities of investigators of an active case?
I first want to preface this by saying what I don't know regarding preliminary details:
I don't know whether there are public records of all the police officers and detectives working at a precinct.
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US Law on interfering in a federal investigation
A hypothetical situation:
Suppose someone finds out through neighborhood gossip that one of their neighbors is under investigation for possible smuggling of arms across the US-Mexico border. He is a ...
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Is It Legal For Amateurs To Investigate Crimes / Cold Cases?
As someone who is not a member of law enforcement, I have an interest in possibly investigating unsolved crimes and cold cases near me, including missing persons. I am in Michigan, in case ...
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