NCJ Number
48049
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS SLIDE AND AUDIOCASSETTE PRESENTATION DISCUSSES METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND HANDLING POLICE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Abstract
THE POLICE PHOTOGRAPHER'S DUTIES ARE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE REGARDING CRIMINALS OR SUSPECTED CRIMINALS, TO HELP EFFECT THE ARREST OF CRIMINALS, TO DISCOVER A CRIME IN PROGRESS, AND/OR TO PREVENT A CRIME FROM OCCURRING. IN ACTIVE COVERT PHOTOGRAPHY, THE UNOBSERVED PHOTOGRAPHER GATHERS INFORMATION OR EVIDENCE WHILE REMAINING ON THE SCENE. IN PASSIVE COVERT PHOTOGRAPHY, EQUIPMENT IS ARRANGED SO THAT PERSONS BEING WATCHED ACTUALLY TRIGGER THE CAMERA THEMSELVES, NOT REQUIRING THE PRESENCE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER. TECHNICAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON FILM, FILTERS, AND LENS ATTACHMENTS, AND ON WAYS TO REMAIN INCONSPICUOUS, INCLUDING THE KIND OF CLOTHING TO WEAR TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE RECORDS CONCERNING THE CHAIN OF POSSESSION OF ALL PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES TO ASSURE ADMISSIBILITY AS EVIDENCE IN COURT. (BAC)