A lot of people who chose law enforcement for a career do so with the goal of becoming a detective or criminal investigator,
and with good reason. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from
solving a complex case, much like putting together a difficult puzzle.
Whether you're considering a career as an investigator or just curious
about the job, you'll want know what a day in the life of a detective is
like.
Time to Go to Work
It's Monday morning and your alarm pulls you from your sleep,
which you didn't get a lot of last night. Because you work in the
Criminal Investigations Division (CID), you get to work day shift with
weekends off, which is great. This past weekend, though, you were the
detective on call, and it was a busy one. You're holding three new case
before the work week has even started.
You ease out of bed, shower, shave and put on a shirt and tie.
You can't decide if you miss wearing a uniform; on the one hand, you'll
always be a patrol officer at heart. On the other, and especially when
it's 95 degrees out with 80% humidity, you're thankful you're not
working traffic or walking a beat in a dark wool outfit like your
police oficer buddies in patrol have to.
You grab a travel mug of coffee, strap on your side arm and head
to the office in your unmarked car. At first, you were excited about
getting an unmarked car, until you realized that instead of the sleek
new Dodge Charger you were expecting you were issued a 5-year-old
low-end import to avoid conspicuity. CID, you were told, tries to avoid
standard patrol car models so that they're not as easily pegged as cop
cars.
Just Another Day at the Office
When you get to the office and check your voicemail, you have 5
new messages, all from the family of the victim from the murder scene
you worked Saturday night. They're understandably hurt, shocked and
desperate for answers, and they're calling with what they believe are
more leads and evidence for you to look into.
You return the calls and take down the information, which turns
out to be promising. You assure them you're going to do everything you
can to get answers, and you give them your mobile number so they can get
in touch with you more easily. It's a small gesture and an even smaller
comfort, but it brings a little more relief to the family and lets them
know you really do care about their plight.
After you get off the phone, you look through your case files and
plan your day. You've got 5 witnesses you need to interview, as well as
the primary suspect from Saturday's murder scene. He "lawyered up" and
has declined to answer questions to date, but his attorney reached out
to you and said he's ready to talk. You set up the interview for late
afternoon to give you time to talk to the witnesses and get as much
extra information as you can to help you look for holes in the suspect's
story.
The Waiting Game
You spend the rest of the day making notes in your file, reviewing photos and contacting the crime sense unit
to follow up on an older case. You're hoping for some breakthroughs from either the DNA analysts or the fingerprint examinater
or, better yet, both. You don't hold out a lot of hope because you know
that - despite how TV shows portray CSI cases - it usually takes
months, not hours, to get any kind of actionable evidence analysis back
from the lab.
Interviews, Interviews and More Interviews
With no new progress from the evidence techs, you leave the
office, grab a quick lunch, and make your way to meet your witnesses.
You take recorded interviews with each of them. Most of the information
you get confirms what you already knew from the evidence, but a couple
of new pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. Progress.
A couple of the statements contradict each other, which is a
frustrating but common occurrence when dealing with different people who
have different perspectives; witnesses' minds often try to make sense
of what they saw after the fact. The challenge is to separate the facts
from the speculation. A challenge to be sure, but nothing you haven't
dealt with a hundred times before.
After your last witness interview, you pull into a vacant parking
lot to make some notes and go over your facts before you meet with your
suspect. You develop a line of questions and devise a game plan and
then make your way to the suspect's
attorney's office for the interview.
Your suspect's answers are short and somewhat evasive, and it's
clear he's been coached. He offers an alibi, but you've got some
witnesses who contradict that. You're not ready to play that card just
yet, though. You can tell he's lying, but you want to get more proof to
back it up before you call him on it. When the interview is over, you
play nice with the suspect and the lawyer and assure him you're
exhausting all leads.
Playing by the Rules
With the new information you gathered, you've got some good leads
and ideas of where to look for some key evidence. You head back to the
office and draw up a search warrant so you can collect the evidence you
expect to find. You send a draft to the district attorney's office for
review. Since it's not time sensitive, you know you won't get a thumbs
up or thumbs down until at least tomorrow.
It Doesn't End at the End of the Day
It's been a long day, coming off of a long weekend. As quitting
time rolls around, you head out to your car and make the short drive
home. When you get home, you pine for a shower and a cold beer to wash
away the day. The shower, you can do. The beer is out because you're
still on call.
After a few hours of reading and watching TV, you're ready to
turn in for the night. You rest your head on your pillow and hope for
sleep to come. Sometimes, when you close your eyes at night, you see the
faces of the victims whose deaths you've investigated. Sleep doesn't
always come easily, but fortunately it does tonight.
Right Back at It
You're not sure how long you've been asleep when the ringing
telephone wrenches you awake. A glance at the clock tells you it's 2:30
AM. The fog of sleep slowly lifts as you answer. It's dispatch. "Good
morning Detective," the dispatcher says. "We've got a signal 7 for you.
Are you ready to copy?" You grab the pad and pen you keep by the bed and
start to take notes. It's going to be another long day.
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