Investigating Bank Robberies
Introduction: Bank robbery refers to the crime of stealing cash from a bank, particularly while bank staff and clients are subjected to force, violence, or a threat of violence (Clark & Palattella, 2015).
A. Trends in Bank Robbery
1. Prevalence of bank robbery
2. Percentage of bank robbers caught
3. Percentage of bank robberies that go unsolved
B. Top priority in banking investigations
1. Helping the injured
2. Safeguarding physical evidence (Posick, 2017)
3. Moving everyone out of the immediate crime scene
C. Preliminary steps of the investigation
1. Searching the immediate vicinity of the scene of crime, and then the bigger area for suspects (Michelson, 2015)
2. Taking photographs and sketches before anything is moved
3. Interviewing victims and witnesses
Conclusion: Summarizing the various investigatory processes.
References
Clark, J., & Palattella, E. (2015). A history of heists: Bank robbery in America. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Michelson, R. (2015). Criminal investigation: Introduction to concepts and applications. LawTech Publishing Group.
Posick, C. (2017). Bank Robbery in Popular Culture. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of
Criminology and Criminal Justice.
