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What are the 6 qualities that should characterize an investigative report? - ANSWER1. Clearly worded. 2. Properly spelled and punctuated. 3. Accurate. 4. Objective, fair, opinion-free. 5. Free of unnecessary jargon. 6. Not in the third person. What are the 5 main components of the structure of an investigative report? - ANSWER1. Identifying data (case name/#, date, author, all recipients of report). 2. Summary. 3. Detailed narrative of the findings. 4. Conclusion (optional). 5. Data re: alterations (name[s] of each reviewer, and a tracking of all changes made to the report). What are "status reports"? - ANSWERReport documenting every individual action taken during the course of investigation. (Every interview, attempt to interview, surveillance, research.) Generated any time an investigative task has been completed. The "doctrine of state action" means that private investigators do not have to abide by rules that only restrict government officials (like reading Miranda Rights), except when...? - ANSWER...except when the investigator is working at the explicit direction of the government, is conferred arrest authority by the state, is functioning under government licensing, or is using a badge/uniform; these can all turn a private investigator into a "state actor". What is the "Exclusionary Rule"? - ANSWERA rule preventing the government from using evdience that was gathered in violation of the Constitution. What is the "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine"? - ANSWERAny evidence derived from illegal searches and seizures must be excluded. What is the first thing an investigator should do at the beginning of covert video surveillance? - ANSWERCapture a "set-up shot," panning slowly around the broad area where the surveillance is intended to take place. This proves that the investigator was at the right place at the right time.