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agencies are provided resources to at least assign and do a minimal level of <br />investigation on all serious violent crimes (Murder, Rape, Robbery, and <br />Aggravated Assault), and property crimes (Burglary, Felony Theft, and Auto <br />Theft) as well as all missing persons, but there are many other crimes that are <br />committed that are very important to citizens and deserve as much investigation <br />as possible. Paris' Criminal Investigations Division is comprised of both <br />reactive and proactive investigative functions. <br />Reactive Investigations <br />Reactive investigations are those where a crime has been committed and <br />the case is assigned to an investigator for follow-up. In several well known <br />references, it is said that the reactive criminal investigations function (detectives <br />assigned to conduct follow-up work on criminal cases) should be befinreen 10 and <br />15 percent of the total number of sworn officers. Paris currently has six full-time <br />reactive investigators or 9.5 percent of the total. <br />Other well respected references believe these measures to be without <br />merit, saying instead that each agency must determine its own appropriate <br />staffing level. This is because different agencies use different criteria to screen, <br />assign, and monitor cases. Different agencies investigate different offenses to <br />different degrees. Some agencies assign follow-up investigations to patrol - as <br />does Paris - and others do not. Work practices, techniques, equipment and <br />clerical assistance impact the number of detectives needed. Community <br />expectations are also a factor. <br />Case Screening and Workload <br />The Criminal Investigations Division Commander currently reviews all new <br />cases and assigns them daily to investigators. All cases are usually assigned <br />Page 33 <br />
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