Investigation Resources

Investigation Resources

The following is a set of links involving investigation resources. Some of the resources are maintained by CPCS, many are not. For a comprehensive list of professional resources maintained by CPCS Training, check out their Professional Resources page.

Criminal Records

Mass CORI Reader How to understand probation records and rightshttp://www.mass…s/3d_Ed-2d_Rev.pdf

Mass. Law About Criminal Records Great link for anything related to CORI http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/subject/about/cori.html

Mass. Statute M.G.L. c.6, s. 167-178B

Freedom of Information

DEA Freedom of Information (FOIA) http://www.justice.gov/dea/FOIA/FOIA.shtml

FBI’s FOIA Website http://foia.fbi.gov/

FOIA First Amendment Project with online instructions. http://www.thef…esourcecenter.html

Federal FOIA It creates the letter after you put in the information. Fully automated online request form.  https://www.ifoia.org/#!/

A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law http://www.sec….e/prepdf/guide.pdfwith sample requests at http://www.sec…..us/pre/preidx.htm

US Dept. of Justice FOIA page http://www.usdo…gov/oip/index.html

Investigation

Crime and Clues Crime Scene And Criminal Investigations Mega Site with daily updates. It is very good. http://crimeandclues.com/

Investigator’s Toolbox: Online resources from phone numbers to vital records.http://www.virt…llibrarian.com/it/

Virtual Gumshoe  Free Resources for investigators http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/

Maps

Boston BRA  You can get neighborhood maps. Most cities should have something similar.http://www.ci.b…/bra/maps/maps.asp Google Earth Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. This can also give you measurements from one place to another. http://earth.google.com/ GPS Visualizer http://gpsvisua…er.com/calculators  Calculate the distance between two addresses This calculator will find the straight-line distance between two locations of any kind: street addresses, city names, ZIP codes, etc. You can superimpose the results on a variety of maps and sat photos. Other good sites are:  Maporama http://maporama.com Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/ Find a place; driving directions; Plan a trip. Microsoft Virtual Earth Amazing 2D – 3D Aerial Map Views Aerial Views of Cities and Streets Amazing 2D – 3D Aerial Map Views Aerial Views of Cities and Streets http://maps.live.com/ My Neighborhood  My Neighborhood Just enter your property address to get detailed information about your community such as the nearest library or community center. http://www.city…/neighborhoods.asp  Most cities will have something similar to this. Could be useful for voir dire.

Public Records

Criminal Records Free Listed below are over 1,330 state, county, city and federal (court) URL’s where you can access public record information for free.http://www.crim…om/freerecords.htm

Mass. Searchable Public Record Databases including: licensing and on line cities and towns. http://www.sear…et/list.php?nid=30  by city and town

Public Records Law http://www.sec…..us/pre/preidx.htm Lets you know what is a public record from accident reports to internal affairs.

Statewide Criminal Background Check Resources