Abstract

CASTRO SALDANA, Jesús Alberto  and  APARICIO BARRERA, Juan. Criminal Investigation and Crime Clearing Up. Rev. Crim. [online]. 2008, vol.50, n.2, pp.103-116. ISSN 1794-3108.

Abstract This paper highlights the relevance of Criminal Investigation in order to clear up crimes and its contribution to law enforcement. In Colombia, guidelines to investigate crimes are set out in the Penal Code (Act 906/2004), and as a complement, the National Police sets up protocols to carry out such type of investigations that, together with the investigators` technical-scientific knowledge would permit the identification, determination and proper prosecution of alleged crime perpetrators. Finally, this paper presents a real-life case to demonstrate the efficiency of criminal investigation.

Keywords : police investigation; judicial police; offences against life; criminology; penal proceedings.

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