Talk:Criminal investigation

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introductory sentences[edit]

The first sentence of the article now reads, "Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts, used to identify, locate and prove the guilt of an accused criminal." I think this is inaccurate and, in particular, that 'criminal investigation' involves more than merely "(proving) the guilt of an accused criminal". And that is why I am changing it to, "Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts that are then used to inform criminal trials."

By emphasizing the focus of a criminal investigation as something that "prov(es) the guilt of an accused", it distracts from another, equally fundamental and vital role - identifying and providing exculpatory evidence. Emphasizing the 'guilt of the accused' helps perpetuate an investigative mindset that makes inadvertent or deliberate omission of such evidence more likely. Gaussgauss (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:28, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Source for "indicators of suspicion"[edit]

I just checked the source and the page was off by two. Screenshots of the pdf as prove are provided here: https://imgur.com/a/I0slqRU The version of the book I use is the same as the one cited in the article. Sir Elpis (talk) 20:56, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Essay tag[edit]

I removed the drive-by essay tag, and I don’t see the reason it was added. Viriditas (talk) 22:43, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]