Criminal Investigation (Special Course)

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:14.05.2024 15:55:56

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_517		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		14.00		ECTS:		21.00
Branch of Science:		Law		Target Audience:		Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ģirts Zalāns
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		47	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		94
Classes (count)		65	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		130
Total Contact Hours								224
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		17	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		34
Classes (count)		25	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		50
Total Contact Hours								84
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Passed an exam in the study course "Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation" or "Fundamentals of Operational Activities" and received at least the second category special permit for working with state secrets.
Objective:
The subject of the study course is focused on learning the methodology of criminal investigation and operational activity. To provide the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in carrying out and organizing criminal investigation and operational activity measures, in the application of operational activity methodology for full-fledged work in a criminal investigation institution.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	1. Institutions performing and supervising operational activities: 1.1. Their competencies; 1.2. Possibilities of cooperation with the criminal police.			Lectures		1.50	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
2	2.Methodology and tactical techniques for carrying out operational activities in a general way: 2.1. Operational survey. 2.2. Operational inquiry. 2.3. Operative clarification. 2.4.Operational acquisition of data from electronic communications merchants. 2.5. Operative examination, operative examination of the person. 2.6. Operational acquisition of samples and operational research. 2.7. Operative detective activity.			Lectures		5.00	auditorium
				Classes		6.00	auditorium
3	3. Tactics and methodology of conducting ODP accepted by the prosecutor or judge: 3.1 Op. observation. 3.2 Op. obtaining information from credit institutions or financial institutions. 3.3 Op. penetration. 3.4 Op. experiment, controlled delivery. 3.5. Involvement in the criminal environment. 3.6 Op. monitoring of transactions in the client's account of a credit institution or financial institution. 3.7 Op. correspondence control. 3.8 Op. eavesdropping on conversations. 3.9 Op. video surveillance			Lectures		5.00	auditorium
				Classes		6.00	auditorium
4	4. Carrying out secret cooperation: 4.1. Nature and types of the agency method. 4.2. Involvement of persons in secret cooperation. 4.3. Managing the work of secret assistants and maintaining communications with them. 4.4 Termination of communications with secret assistants. 4.5. Funding of the Agency's work.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		5.00	auditorium
5	5. Criminal investigation process: 5.1. Nature and characteristics of the criminal investigation process. 5.2 Op. identifying important facts and persons. 5.3 Op. crime prevention. 5.4 Op. the concept of testing and development, legal and tactical foundations. 5.5 Op. providing testing and development with the agency. 5.6. Use of secret assistants in the criminal investigation process. 5.7 Op. initiation of test and development cases and work planning in them. 5.8. Op. important facts, actions a			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		5.00	auditorium
6	6. Criminal investigation tactics: 6.1. The essence of criminal investigation tactics; 6.2. Operative combination, possibilities of use; 6.3.Imitation of criminal activity; 6.4. Methodology for ensuring special investigative activities.			Lectures		4.00	auditorium
				Classes		6.00	auditorium
7	7. Special protection of persons, special procedural protection of persons, protection of state officials: 7.1. Concept of special protection of persons, basis, determination procedure, termination. Problems in practice. 7.2. Identification of sources of danger. 7.3. Development of a plan of protective measures. 7.4. Organization of conspiracy events. 7.5. Technical means of protective measures. 7.6. Transport used in defense measures. 7.7. Overtaking measures.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
8	8. Peculiarities of combating organized crime: 8.1. The concept, emergence and development of organized crime; 8.2. Identification of organized crime by persons; 8.3. Peculiarities and tactical techniques of combating organized crime; 8.4. Cross-border organized crime groups; 8.5. Peculiarities of operational development of organized crime groups, use of obtained information.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
9	9. Property crimes: 9.1. Peculiarities of methodology in combating theft; 9.2. Peculiarities of methodology in combating robberies; 9.3. Peculiarities of methodology in combating fraud and embezzlement; 9.4. Peculiarities of methodology in the damage of communication systems.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
10	10. Narcocrime problems, peculiarities of combating them: 10.1. Narcocrime problems in Latvia; 10.2. Peculiarities of combating the illegal circulation of narcotic, psychotropic substances and their precursors; 10.3. Narcocrime, types and development trends.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
11	11. Peculiarities of detection of economic crimes: 11.1. Illegal circulation of excise goods; 11.2. Smuggling, its manifestations, documentation of criminal activities and sale of materials; 11.3. Fraud, as one of the crimes in the economy; 11.4. Counterfeiting money, its methods and measures in the detection of crimes; 11.5. Other criminal offenses in the field of economics, according to the priorities set in the country.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
12	12. Operational technical means, their application and use of results: 12.1. Distribution of operational technical means; 12.2. Legal justification for the use of operative technical means; 12.3. Operational tactical and practical aspects of using technical means; 12.4. Consolidation of obtained information and admissibility of use in criminal proceedings.			Lectures		1.50	auditorium
				Classes		3.00	auditorium
13	13. Peculiarities of detection of crimes against persons: 13.1. Characteristics of murders and detection measures; 13.2. Peculiarities of detection of rape, lewd acts; 13.3. Searching for missing persons in connection with the detection of murder or other crimes.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
14	14. Detection and combating of crimes in data transmission networks: 14.1. Copyright protection, 14.2. Controlling the distribution of illegal audiovisual content, 14.3.IT tools in the detection of criminal offences 14.4. Aspects of disclosure of sexual inviolability directed against minors (including specially protected victims).			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
15	15. Peculiarities of crime detection in the detection of serial and group crimes: 15.1. Diagnosis and detection of serial crimes and group crimes; 15.2. Peculiarities of detection of previously undetected crimes; 15.3. Peculiarities of detection of latent crimes.			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		4.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	1. Institutions performing and supervising operational activities: 1.1. Their competencies; 1.2. Possibilities of cooperation with the criminal police.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		0.50	auditorium
2	2.Methodology and tactical techniques for carrying out operational activities in a general way: 2.1. Operational survey. 2.2. Operational inquiry. 2.3. Operative clarification. 2.4.Operational acquisition of data from electronic communications merchants. 2.5. Operative examination, operative examination of the person. 2.6. Operational acquisition of samples and operational research. 2.7. Operative detective activity.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
3	3. Tactics and methodology of conducting ODP accepted by the prosecutor or judge: 3.1 Op. observation. 3.2 Op. obtaining information from credit institutions or financial institutions. 3.3 Op. penetration. 3.4 Op. experiment, controlled delivery. 3.5. Involvement in the criminal environment. 3.6 Op. monitoring of transactions in the client's account of a credit institution or financial institution. 3.7 Op. correspondence control. 3.8 Op. eavesdropping on conversations. 3.9 Op. video surveillance			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	4. Carrying out secret cooperation: 4.1. Nature and types of the agency method. 4.2. Involvement of persons in secret cooperation. 4.3. Managing the work of secret assistants and maintaining communications with them. 4.4 Termination of communications with secret assistants. 4.5. Funding of the Agency's work.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
5	5. Criminal investigation process: 5.1. Nature and characteristics of the criminal investigation process. 5.2 Op. identifying important facts and persons. 5.3 Op. crime prevention. 5.4 Op. the concept of testing and development, legal and tactical foundations. 5.5 Op. providing testing and development with the agency. 5.6. Use of secret assistants in the criminal investigation process. 5.7 Op. initiation of test and development cases and work planning in them. 5.8. Op. important facts, actions a			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	6. Criminal investigation tactics: 6.1. The essence of criminal investigation tactics; 6.2. Operative combination, possibilities of use; 6.3.Imitation of criminal activity; 6.4. Methodology for ensuring special investigative activities.			Lectures		1.60	auditorium
				Classes		2.50	auditorium
7	7. Special protection of persons, special procedural protection of persons, protection of state officials: 7.1. Concept of special protection of persons, basis, determination procedure, termination. Problems in practice. 7.2. Identification of sources of danger. 7.3. Development of a plan of protective measures. 7.4. Organization of conspiracy events. 7.5. Technical means of protective measures. 7.6. Transport used in defense measures. 7.7. Overtaking measures.			Lectures		0.80	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
8	8. Peculiarities of combating organized crime: 8.1. The concept, emergence and development of organized crime; 8.2. Identification of organized crime by persons; 8.3. Peculiarities and tactical techniques of combating organized crime; 8.4. Cross-border organized crime groups; 8.5. Peculiarities of operational development of organized crime groups, use of obtained information.			Lectures		0.80	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
9	9. Property crimes: 9.1. Peculiarities of methodology in combating theft; 9.2. Peculiarities of methodology in combating robberies; 9.3. Peculiarities of methodology in combating fraud and embezzlement; 9.4. Peculiarities of methodology in the damage of communication systems.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
10	10. Narcocrime problems, peculiarities of combating them: 10.1. Narcocrime problems in Latvia; 10.2. Peculiarities of combating the illegal circulation of narcotic, psychotropic substances and their precursors; 10.3. Narcocrime, types and development trends.			Lectures		0.80	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
11	11. Peculiarities of detection of economic crimes: 11.1. Illegal circulation of excise goods; 11.2. Smuggling, its manifestations, documentation of criminal activities and sale of materials; 11.3. Fraud, as one of the crimes in the economy; 11.4. Counterfeiting money, its methods and measures in the detection of crimes; 11.5. Other criminal offenses in the field of economics, according to the priorities set in the country.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
12	12. Operational technical means, their application and use of results: 12.1. Distribution of operational technical means; 12.2. Legal justification for the use of operative technical means; 12.3. Operational tactical and practical aspects of using technical means; 12.4. Consolidation of obtained information and admissibility of use in criminal proceedings.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	13. Peculiarities of detection of crimes against persons: 13.1. Characteristics of murders and detection measures; 13.2. Peculiarities of detection of rape, lewd acts; 13.3. Searching for missing persons in connection with the detection of murder or other crimes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
14	14. Detection and combating of crimes in data transmission networks: 14.1. Copyright protection, 14.2. Controlling the distribution of illegal audiovisual content, 14.3.IT tools in the detection of criminal offences 14.4. Aspects of disclosure of sexual inviolability directed against minors (including specially protected victims).			Lectures		1.50	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
15	15. Peculiarities of crime detection in the detection of serial and group crimes: 15.1. Diagnosis and detection of serial crimes and group crimes; 15.2. Peculiarities of detection of previously undetected crimes; 15.3. Peculiarities of detection of latent crimes.			Lectures		1.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.50	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Report, essay, written assignments, literature analysis, gathering information on the Internet, situation analysis.
Assessment Criteria:
Successfully passed tests: report - 30% and essay - 30%, in total - 60% of the overall grade of the course, a successful grade of the exam will make up 40% of the final grade.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Will acquire knowledge: about the legal and organizational foundations of criminal investigation and operational activities and will be able to apply the knowledge in practice; on the nature of criminal investigation tactics and the criminal investigation process; about the possibilities of applying criminal investigation means, techniques and methods, will be able to apply them in the prevention and detection of criminal offences; about the possibilities of applying the agency's method and working with secret assistants in the prevention and detection of criminal offences; on initial and urgent criminal investigation measures, in the detection of criminal offences; on the types and techniques of special personal protection.
Skills:		Will acquire skills in conducting and organizing operational measures, will be able to conduct and organize secret cooperation, will be able to provide special protection of persons, document the process of operational activities, according to the necessary classification.
Competencies:		Will be able to organize and implement the process of operational activity in the structural unit of the criminal police, make decisions in the process of operational activity, use information for the achievement of operational goals and the use of results in investigations, will be able to cooperate with secret assistants and obtain information, be familiar with the procedure for special procedural protection, use tactical techniques and methods of operational work in a specific criminal case in the detection of the offence.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Piezīme: klasificēto literatūru un citus avotus paziņo pasniedzējs katras lekcijas ievadā. 1. 2001. gada 19. maija Eiropas Savienības Padomes lēmums ar ko pieņemts Padomes drošības reglaments (2001/264/EK); Oficiālais Vēstnesis L 101 , 11/04/2001 Lpp. 0001 - 0066;
2	2. 17.10.1996. likums "Par valsts noslēpumu" ("LV", 181 (666), 29.10.1996.; Ziņotājs, 22, 28.11.1996.) [stājas spēkā 01.01.1997.];
3	3. 29.10.1998. likums "Informācijas atklātības likums" ("LV", 334/335 (1395/1396), 06.11.1998.; Ziņotājs, 24, 24.12.1998.) [stājas spēkā 20.11.1998.];
4	4. 14.12.2000. likums "Nacionālās drošības likums" ("LV", 473/476 (2384/2387), 29.12.2000.; Ziņotājs, 3, 08.02.2001.) [stājas spēkā 12.01.2001.];
5	5. 26.10.2004. MK noteikumi Nr.887 "Valsts noslēpuma objektu saraksts" ("LV", 171 (3119), 28.10.2004.) [stājas spēkā 29.10.2004.];
6	7. 19.12.2023. MK noteikumi Nr.882 "Valsts noslēpuma, Ziemeļatlantijas līguma organizācijas, Eiropas Savienības un ārvalstu institūciju klasificētās informācijas aizsardzības noteikumi" ("LV", 251, 29.12.2023.) [stājas spēkā 01.01.2024.];
7	10. likums "Operatīvās darbības likums" ("LV", 131, 30.12.1993.; Ziņotājs, 1, 13.01.1994.) [stājas spēkā 13.01.1994.];
8	11. likums "Fizisko personu datu aizsardzības likums" ("LV", 123/124 (2034/2035), 06.04.2000.; Ziņotājs, 9, 04.05.2000.) [stājas spēkā 20.04.2000.];
9	12. 17.06.1998. likums "Krimināllikums" ("LV", 199/200 (1260/1261), 08.07.1998.; Ziņotājs, 15, 04.08.1998.) [stājas spēkā 01.04.1999.];
10	13. 21.04.2005. likums "Kriminālprocesa likums" ("LV", 74 (3232), 11.05.2005.; Ziņotājs, 11, 09.06.2005.) [stājas spēkā 01.10.2005.];
11	14. 04.06.1991. likums "Par policiju" (Ziņotājs, 37, 24.09.1992.) [stājas spēkā 04.06.1991.]
12	15. 31.10.2002. likums "Ieslodzījuma vietu pārvaldes likums" ("LV", 168 (2743), 19.11.2002.; Ziņotājs, 23, 12.12.2002.) [stājas spēkā 01.01.2003.].
13	16. Beikmanis J., Ievads kriminālmeklēšanā shēmā. LPA , 2006.
14	17. Ivančiks J., Operatīvās novērošanas taktika. LPA , 2007.
15	18. Ivančiks J., Slepenā sadarbībā iesaistāmo personu apzināšanas un vervēšanas psiholoģiskie aspekti. LPA , 2003.
16	19. Kavalieris A., Operatīvās darbības likuma komentāri. LPA, 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)
17	20. Kavalieris A., Makans L., Ivančiks J., Kriminālmeklēšana. 1.d. LPA, 1995.
18	21. Kavalieris A., Makans L., Ivančiks J., Kriminālmeklēšana. 2.d. LPA, 1996.
19	22. Kavalieris A., Makans L., Ivančiks J., Kriminālmeklēšan. 3.d. LPA, 2000.
20	24. Kavalieris, A., Kazaka, S., Makans, L. Kriminālprocesā liecinošo personu speciālā aizsardzība. Rīga: Latvijas Policijas akadēmija, 2009. 230 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
21	23. Kavalieris, Anrijs. Noziegumu atklāšanas dalībpersonu speciālā valstiskā aizsardzība: monogrāfija. Rīga: LPA, 1997. 184 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
22	25. Kriminālmeklēšana ASV. Rīga: LPA, 1997. 193 lpp.
23	26. Lieljuksis A. Operatīvās darbības tiesiskās un praktiskās problēmas, Rīga, RSU, 2021
Additional Reading
1	Psychology of Intelligence Analysis. Richards J. Heuer, Jr.. CIA, 1999
Other Information Sources
1	www.likumi.lv
2	www.akti.lv
3	www.vp.gov.lv
4	www.forensics-news.com
5	Žurnāls ,,Administratīvā un kriminālā justīcija”
6	Nedēļraksts ,,Jurista vārds”
7	Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts, Senāta atziņas par jautājumiem, kas skar operatīvās darbības jomu (2013. gads–2023. gada maijs)