Crime Investigation Research Articles

Assessing the Impact of Mass Media in Investigation of Cases in the Criminal Justice System of Uganda

This article assesses the impact of mass media in investigation of cases in the criminal justice system of Uganda. The study reveals that the media, through its depictions of crime, significantly influences public perception and understanding of criminal justice. Moreover, we found that the evolution of technology, specifically social media, plays a substantial role in media criminology. On this note, the article calls for force media liaison officers should be formally members of management teams within serious crime investigations, at least for the initial phase of the investigation when press interest is likely to be at its height. Second, investigators could achieve this by participating in joint exercises with media liaison and exposing them to a variety of media handling scenarios and exercises. Third, we should also consider introducing investigators to the principles of media handling in criminal investigations at an earlier stage in their careers. Fourth, there should be more effort to improve communications between press and media officers, as well as CID. This could be achieved through a combination of workshops and short secondments of junior officers in media offices. Finally, as part of ongoing family liaison, we should monitor and address the media’s impact on the relatives of victims. At the earliest opportunity, family liaison officers should provide relatives with copies of all formal press statements. Keywords: Court trial, Crime, Criminal justice system, Investigation, Mass media.

Information Hiding and Digital Transformation: Strategies for First Information Reports (FIR) and Police Records

Throughout the last few years, it has become increasingly obvious that everything is moving from a traditional world to a digital one. In order for police organizations to remain competitive, they need to keep up with the rapid technological advancements that are taking place in order to stay ahead of the competition. The First Information Report (FIR) in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries is a legal document which provides police with information about an apparent crime which has been reported to them by the victims of crimes. It is part of the police's investigation process. The police still have a difficult time getting accurate information from victims in terms of what exactly occurred during the incident, which makes getting accurate information from them very difficult. The filing of a police report presents a wide range of challenges as far as police organizations are concerned. There is a major challenge in the investigation of crimes involving victims concealing information about critical knowledge subsets and the complexity of these sets from the police authorities. For police records to be managed effectively it requires an organisational transformation that is driven by well-established digital strategies that offer an overall view and full transparency of both the knowledge about FIRs as well as the access to them. There is no doubt that an organization such as a police force cannot underestimate the importance of adopting the right technologies and frameworks as part of its digital transformation strategy in order to be able to meet the needs of its customers. The challenge of solving the long-standing problem of police organizations with limited resources concealing knowledge is going to be a long-term task that can be quite challenging. This paper presents several strategies and best practices which can be adopted by law enforcement organizations so that they can successfully transform digitally and achieve their goals through the implementation of these strategies and best practices.

The Responsibilities of the Forensic Specialist in the Criminal Process: Problems and Regulatory Solutions

The present work deals with the problem of the activities carried out by the forensic science specialist in the process of the crime investigation. The author pays a great attention to the analysis of the responsibilities of the specialist, which are stipulated in the processual-criminal law and the departmental normative acts of the Forensic Science Service. Arguments are brought in favour of the necessity to eliminate some contradictory processual provisions as well as the necessity to specify and complete the directives that regulate the daily activity of the forensic science specialists.

A robust fingerprint identification approach using a fuzzy system and novel rotation method

Forensic science has developed significantly in the last few decades. Its key role is to provide crime investigators with processed data obtained from the crime scene to achieve more accurate results presented in court. Biometrics has proved its robustness against various critical crimes encountered by forensics experts. Fingerprints are the most important biometric used until now due to their uniqueness and production low cost. The automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) came into existence in the early 1960s through the cooperation of the countries: USA, UK, France, and Japan. Ever since it started to develop gradually because of the challenges found at the crime scenes such as fingerprints distortions and partial cuts which in turn can severely affect the final calculations made by experts. The vagueness of the results was the main motivation to build a robust fingerprint identification system that introduces new and enhanced methods in its stages to help experts make more accurate decisions. The proposed fingerprint identification system uses Fourier domain analysis for image enhancement, then the system cuts the image around the core point after applying the rotation and core point detection methods. After that, it calculates the similarity based on the distance between fingerprint histograms extracted using the Local Binary Pattern (LBP). The system's last step is to translate the results into a sensible form where it utilizes fuzziness to provide more possibilities for the answer. The proposed identification system showed high efficiency on FVC 2002 and FVC 2000 databases. For instance, the results of applying our system on FVC 2002 provided a set of three ordered matching candidates such that 97.5 % of the results provided the correct candidate as the first order, and the rest of 2.5 % provided the correct candidate as the second order.

Automated Fingerprint Identification System

Abstract: AFIS is regarded as one of the greatest advancements in biometric systems as it enables fast and efficient identification of an individual by their distinct fingerprint designs. This system employs the use of digital imaging, finger-power techniques and other technologies in the storage and comparison of fingerprints. With AFIS, fingerprint images are all digitized making it easier to carry out crime investigations, border control and general identification of persons. The strength of AFIS systems is evidenced by the increased accuracy levels along with the capacity to accommodate numerous records and still allow for fast searches by fingerprinting matching to existing images for law enforcement on file. Some problems nevertheless persist which include the quality of fingerprints and environmental interferences, however machine learning and artificial intelligence improvements are still being incorporated into the systems to make them work even better. This paper investigates the system architecture and components, operational aspects, and prospects for development of the AFIS technology, which is essential in contemporary informational security

Common Contaminants Of Blood Group Factors And Its Effect On Blood Groups In Blood Samples, Collected At Scene Of Crime

For detection of crime in Forensic medicine blood group studies& its application plays an important role. The study of blood grouping gives important information regarding identification and details of Crime Investigation. The most common trace evidence is blood which is obtained from the crime scene. Blood grouping & typing can point to a group of people that have the same blood type rather than pointing particular person. When blood is properly collected and preserved, blood as an evidence can establish a strong link between a criminal and the criminal act. We can trust the blood grouping of blood stains in detection of crime. Randomly A, B, AB, Rh positive blood samples were taken in duplicates and rusted pins, dust particles, detergent, staphylococci are added to it respectively. The common contaminants in blood stains are dust, rust, bacteria and detergent. So an effect of these on blood groups was studied in detail.

Expanding the Role of Molecular Genetic Expertise in Crime Detection and Investigation

Molecular genetic testing using DNA plays a crucial role in the field of justice. Beyond the analysis of genomic DNA sequences, advanced methods such as mitochondrial DNA analysis, epigenetic marker identification, and RNA profiling are being developed. A particularly promising approach is forensic phenotyping, which involves predicting human characteristics from DNA samples, including appearance, biogeographic origin, and age.

Down the banking hole: Investigating the case of Slovenian banks

The aim of this paper is to analyse who was responsible for the deterioration of the Slovenian banking sector to such an extent that it was almost destroyed by the 2008 financial crisis, necessitating the consideration of an international bailout. A literature review focused specifically on reports from law enforcement agencies and commissions that investigated banking practices, complemented by a qualitative empirical study. In order to gain insight into the reasons why this situation unfolded, ten structured interviews were conducted. The interviewees included experts with experience in the fields of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of economic crime, bad credit management, central banking, parliamentary committee management, forensic investigations, investigative journalism, and experts with academic knowledge in law and economics. Five different investigations explored the behaviour of banking sector actors before, during, and after the 2008 financial crisis. These investigations revealed behaviours ranging from negligence to criminal acts. The interviews indicated that the perpetrators were individuals of high social status with significant influence, explaining why people are often not willing to testify against them. On the detection and prosecution front, the main challenges were fears among criminal investigators, prosecutors, judges, and others of retaliation from superiors, job loss, and being publicly lambasted in the media.

Analysis of the Effeectiveness of the Integrated Law Enforcement Center (Gakkumdu) in Criminal Enforcement of the 2024 Election in Central Java based on the Principle of Legal Certainty

This study aims to analyze and examine the effectiveness of the Integrated Law Enforcement Center (Gakkumdu) in criminal enforcement of the 2024 Election in Central Java. This type of research is empirical or non-doctrinal law, the nature of analytical descriptive research. Using a qualitative approach with primary data from interviews and observations. Secondary data from books, scientific journal articles and legislative review. The results of the study show that the Central Java Gakkumdu Center has carried out its functions and authorities as a center for criminal law enforcement activities in accordance with the Election Law and Perbawaslu, but it has not been effective and legally certain. Because in handling election crime cases in 35 districts/cities as many as 110 cases, only 5 cases have permanent legal force, 2 cases stopped at the Police investigation, and 103 cases stopped at the discussion of the Gakkumdu Center. The causal factors are not in accordance with the theory of the legal system of law: (1) Legal substance: (a) the time to handle the case of election crimes is short (Speedy trial), (b) the legal subject of the perpetrator of the election crime is not fulfilled, (c) lack of evidence in the investigation of election crimes, and (d) difficulties in finding witnesses in the investigation of election crimes. (2) Legal structure: (a) many institutions in the Gakkumdu Center make coordination difficult, (b) different perceptions between institutions in the Gakkumdu Center make it difficult to determine election crimes, (c) the Gakkumdu Center is a non-institutional coordination forum in election crime enforcement, (d) the election crime enforcement coordinator Bawaslu only forwards reports and not as an election crime investigator. (3) Legal culture: (a) lack of understanding of election crime violations, (b) lack of public awareness of reporting election crimes to the gakkumdu center, (c) lack of public willingness to witness election crime cases, and (d) weak legal awareness of election participants to comply with the election law. The solutions to overcome the ineffectiveness of the Gakkumdu Center in election crime enforcement in the future: (a) the need for a single institution in election crime enforcement, and (b) the strengthening of Bawaslu's authority in election crime enforcement

Evaluation of Four Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Analysis Approaches with Decreased Numbers of SNPs and Increased Genotyping Errors

Background: Forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) has developed rapidly in recent years and is considered a novel tool for crime investigation. However, crime scene samples are often of low quality and quantity and are challenging to analyze. Deciding which approach should be used for kinship inference in forensic practice remains a troubling problem for investigators. Methods: In this study, we selected four popular approaches—KING, IBS, TRUFFLE, and GERMLINE—comprising one method of moment (MoM) estimator and three identical by descent (IBD) segment-based tools and compared their performance at varying numbers of SNPs and levels of genotyping errors using both simulated and real family data. We also explored the possibility of making robust kinship inferences for samples with ultra-high genotyping errors by integrating MoM and the IBD segment-based methods. Results: The results showed that decreasing the number of SNPs had little effect on kinship inference when no fewer than 164 K SNPs were used for all four approaches. However, as the number decreased further, decreased efficiency was observed for the three IBD segment-based methods. Genotyping errors also had a significant effect on kinship inference, especially when they exceeded 1%. In contrast, MoM was much more robust to genotyping errors. Furthermore, the combination of the MoM and the IBD segment-based methods showed a higher overall accuracy, indicating its potential to improve the tolerance to genotyping errors. Conclusions: In conclusion, this study shows that different approaches have unique characteristics and should be selected for different scenarios. More importantly, the integration of the MoM and the IBD segment-based methods can improve the robustness of kinship inference and has great potential for applications in forensic practice.

Activities for detection, disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses

The purpose of the article is a scientific analysis of the activity of detection, disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses. Such activity is a specific type of professional socially useful activity carried out by subjects (investigator, inquirer, operational unit employee, detective, etc.) with the aim of establishing the truth, based on procedural evidence in criminal proceedings. It has been proven that the construction of a coherent, logically consistent, comprehensive system of scientific knowledge, which characterizes the activity of detection, disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses, is still ongoing in criminology. It is concluded that the successful detection of criminal offenses can be carried out only when the subject of activity adheres to the principles of ensuring the necessary effectiveness. For the successful implementation of such principles, not only forensic knowledge is needed, but also the creation of a certain integrated system of detection of criminal offenses. The structure of detection of criminal offenses is proposed, which can become the theoretical basis of such a system. The author came to the conclusion that in criminology, a criminal offense is considered to be solved on the condition that the factual circumstances essential for the resolution of the proceedings, as well as the person who committed this offense, are established. The detection of a crime is not something separate from the investigation or something that complements it, but should be considered as its informational, cognitive, technological aspect, which distinguishes a complex of forensic operations, methods, techniques and means for a consistent, step-by- step solution to the strategic and tactical tasks of the pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses It is shown that the structure of activities for the investigation of criminal offenses includes the following main elements: the subject of activity (makes all decisions on carrying out certain procedural actions); functions of the subject of activity (search and cognitive functions are recognized as the main ones); the purpose of the activity (establishing the truth in criminal proceedings and creating appropriate conditions for the correct application of the law); procedural tasks, which are solved in the form of tactics (detection of the crime, exposure of the guilty, provision of compensation for the damage caused by the offense, etc.); general object of activity (cognition by the subject of activity of an event with signs of a criminal offense); subject of activity (forensically significant information). The mechanism of direct implementation of the activity of detecting disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses is analyzed. Its exploratory and cognitive, problem-solving, situational and sometimes urgent character was established. It has been proven that from the point of view of criminology, establishing the truth during the detection, disclosure and investigation of a criminal offense means mentally recreating (according to the collected factual data) the investigated event in its essential legally significant features, with the subsequent reflection of its mental model-image in the relevant procedural documents . It was concluded that effective, i.e., fast, rational, high-quality and productive activities for the detection, disclosure and investigation of criminal offenses are impossible without proper organizational support, which means the creation of the necessary conditions (prerequisites) for the subject to optimally achieve the goal of this activity.

Ensuring the rights of victims during the investigation of crimes against life and health committed by members of youth informal groups (associations)

The article addresses specific issues regarding the protection of victims’ rights during the investigation of crimes against life and health committed by members of youth informal groups (associations). It emphasizes that modern criminology’s theoretical and applied research is focused on finding optimal methods for investigating crimes committed by members of such groups. It is highlighted that in the structure of criminal offenses committed by youth informal groups, crimes against life and health rank second, with nearly one-third involving serious and moderately severe bodily injuries. This is because group violence tends to be more brutal than individual acts, and in all criminal proceedings involving violent crimes, such offenses were committed in groups. There is a noted lack of works dedicated to protecting the rights of victims during the investigation of crimes against life and health committed by members of youth informal groups (associations). The research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that ensure the effective protection of the rights and legitimate interests of victims, analyzing legislative gaps that significantly complicate or even prevent their effective protection. The analysis of international legal principles and standards identified a set of measures that may enable a victim-centered approach in investigating this category of crimes: raising awareness and providing immediate legal, social, and medical assistance (including informing victims of their procedural rights, such as the right to protection and compensation, and access to specialized support services); ensuring physical and psychological protection of victims; employing special interrogation tactics to minimize secondary victimization (investigators should consider the age, psychological condition, health status, and location of the interrogation - whether at the victim’s home, healthcare facility, or investigator’s office); using audiovisual recordings to reduce the number of interrogations; and ensuring compensation for damages.

Law enforcement bodies in the mechanism of functioning of state power

It is noted that in a modern democratic society, law enforcement agencies play a key role in ensuring legality, law and order, and the safety of citizens. They are an integral part of the mechanism of functioning of state power, acting as a tool for implementing the legal policy of the state and protecting the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens. A special place in the system of law enforcement agencies is occupied by the police, which is on the front line of interaction between the state and citizens in the sphere of law enforcement. The police, as the central element of the law enforcement system, has a wide range of powers and responsibilities, covering crime prevention, crime investigation, public order and security. The article examines the role of law enforcement agencies, particularly the police, in ensuring legality, law and order, and the safety of citizens in a modern democratic society. Special attention is paid to the analysis of legal, organizational and technological aspects of police activity in the context of growing challenges such as cybercrime, international terrorism and organized crime. The functions of the police as a key element of the law enforcement system, its interaction with other state bodies and society are considered. The author emphasizes the importance of reforming the law enforcement system of Ukraine to meet international standards and growing social needs. It is noted that the functioning of the police in a democratic society should balance between ensuring security and protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens. Particular attention was paid to the need to improve the legal and organizational mechanisms of police work, which ensure their accountability to society and compliance with the principles of the rule of law. The article also raises questions regarding the legal definition of law enforcement agencies and their functional role in the modern state, the problems of normative and legal regulation of their activities. The importance of creating an effective system of police control and accountability in the context of democratic transformations taking place in Ukraine is discussed.

Using of secret cooperation in combating corruption crimes: problematic issues of court practice

It is indicated that, during the investigation of corruption crimes, there is usually a need to conduct covert investigative (investigative) actions in view of the specifics of corruption criminal offenses, a significant level of their latency, committed in the context of a conspiracy, as well as the status of the subjects of these crimes, who in certain cases are aware with the methods of work of law enforcement agencies. The article examines the problematic issues of judicial practice of using secret cooperation in criminal proceedings regarding corruption crimes. It has been established that law enforcement officials, when engaging in confidential cooperation in criminal proceedings regarding corruption crimes, face difficulties related to: 1) risks of disclosing information about persons who carry out tacit cooperation; 2) risks of provocation to commit a corruption crime; 3) procedural registration of a person’s consent to be involved in tacit cooperation in conducting NSRD and the decision of the authorized body. These problematic issues are solved in different ways in operational, investigative and judicial practice and indicate that there are still challenges in combating corruption crimes that require the efforts of both law enforcement agencies and scientists aimed at solving them. It is extremely important to prevent the provocation of a criminal offense by a person involved in confidential cooperation when countering corruption crimes using the institution of tacit cooperation. Despite the fact that there are grounds for not recognizing the obligation of a person’s written consent to involve him in confidential cooperation and conducting NSRD in criminal proceedings regarding corruption crimes, the presence of such consent can still serve as a certain argument in favor of the absence of provocation on the part of the person involved in confidential cooperation and recognition of evidence as admissible.

Features of the use of unmanned aircraft during the inspection of the scene of the incident during the investigation of violations of the road safety rules or vehicle operation

The article highlights the procedural and tactical features of the inspection of the scene of a traffic accident with the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle. To achieve this goal, the forensic features of conducting an inspection of the scene during the pretrial investigation of crimes of violations of road safety rules or vehicle operation at each of the preparatory, working, and final stages are revealed. The current state and prospects of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by the bodies and units of the National Police during the inspection of the scene of a traffic accident were studied. The advantages of using an unmanned aerial vehicle during the inspection of the scene of a traffic accident are given, the concept of an unmanned aerial vehicle is defined, the methods and tactical methods of using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Scientific and practical recommendations are given on the procedure for recording crimes with the help of an unmanned aerial vehicle regarding violations of the rules of road traffic safety or vehicle operation during the inspection of the scene of the incident. It was concluded that the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle in the activity of the investigator during the investigation of traffic accidents is legitimate and provides much more advantages than the use of other methods of recording, such as measuring with a manual or laser tape measure, taking photos or video recording with cameras or video cameras. The use of UAVs during the inspection of the scene of the incident significantly reduces the time of its inspection, while providing the opportunity to obtain high-quality and sufficient evidentiary material.

Proceeds Related to Illegal Arms Trafficking: Features of the Investigation in the New Subjects of the Russian Federation

The scientific article is devoted to the criminalistics features of the identification and investigation of crimes related to illegal arms trafficking committed in the new subjects of the Russian Federation. The article analyzes the ways of committing crimes related to illegal arms trafficking, and establishes measures to counteract this type of crime. Special attention is paid to proposals for improving measures used in the fight against crime.

PROCEDURE FOR IDENTIFYING ARTILLERY MEANS OF DESTRUCTION

For evidence in the International Criminal Court of the crimes of the Russian Federation for strikes on civilian infrastructure, substantial evidence is required. Indeed, indisputable evidence includes fragments of missiles and munitions found at the sites of impact. The article presents the procedure for identifying enemy artillery means of destruction, which consists of eight stages. The procedure for identifying artillery means of destruction from fragments found at the scene should be comprehensive, including the determination of the type of munition, identification of the probable area of enemy firing positions from which the strike was conducted, and should include the following stages: inspection of the crater to collect informative fragments; determination of the type of munition; identification of the type of artillery system from which the fire was conducted; determination of the direction from which the artillery shell was fired; identification of the probable area of enemy firing positions. The use of 3D models for reconstructing the shell casing has been proposed, which will enable the identification of enemy types of munitions much faster and without the need for laboratory analysis. Based on the results of the munition type identification, an expert report is compiled, which may also include the names of individuals involved in the crime. Step-by-step execution of the stages in the procedure for identifying artillery shell explosions, starting with working at the crater and ending with comparative measurements, including the use of 3D models, will optimize and facilitate the work of experts at the scene and speed up the process of providing information to investigators. Additionally, applying the stages of the procedure will enable the creation of a database of identified fragments for further study and comparison during the experts' work. Thus, the proposed procedure for identifying fragments of enemy artillery munitions collected from the scene will significantly ease the work of military personnel and forensic experts, facilitate cooperation between forensic laboratories and law enforcement agencies at both national and international levels, and ultimately contribute to the successful investigation of war crimes.

Legal principles of pre-trial investigation war crimes

The modern legal principles of the activity of law enforcement agencies regarding the investigation of war crimes have been defined. It is emphasized that war crimes are complex in terms of their mechanism of commission, which is characterized by consequences in the form of significant destruction of civilian infrastructure objects, a large number of unidentified dead; instruments of commission, which neither pre-trial investigation bodies nor forensic experts have encountered before; by persons of criminals who change their locations, including those who are in the territory of another state, etc. It is noted that in Ukraine since the declaration of the legal regime of martial law by the Decree of the President of Ukraine, significant changes have taken place in the criminal procedural legislation, which established a special regime of pre-trial investigation and trial under martial law conditions, provided for in Section IX-1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. It is noted that the pre-trial investigation of war crimes requires considerable expenditure of resources, including human resources, due to which employees of various law enforcement agencies, including units of the National Police, are involved in carrying out certain procedural actions. Legal problems in the activities of the National Police of Ukraine regarding the organizational features of the pre-trial investigation that need to be resolved at the legislative and departmental levels are highlighted. Proposals are made to improve the legislation on the regulation of the term “war crime” in the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The requirements regarding the procedure for collecting evidence of war crimes for the purpose of further transfer of materials for consideration by the International Criminal Court have been updated. Attention is focused on the fact that the principles, subjects and forms of interaction at the national and international levels during the pre-trial investigation of war crimes should be properly regulated. During the writing of the article, the methods of dialectics, comparative legal and systemic analysis, and formal logic were used.

Organizational and legal principles of forensic examination in the field of road infrastructure

The aim of the work is to analyze the offenses committed in the field of road infrastructure and to identify the main areas of criminal activity, for which investigation specific expertise in the form of forensic examination is applied. The methodological basis of the study of this problem was general, separate and special cognition methods. The results of performed research demonstrate possibility of distinguishing two main areas of criminal activity in the field of road infrastructure. These are official crimes related to the field of official and professional activity, as well as war crimes related to unforeseen destruction of road infrastructure. Thus, one of socially dangerous manifestations in this area are crimes related to road construction. While investigating issues of compliance of the developed project-technical and estimate documentation with the requirements of regulatory acts in the field of road construction, as well as questions of determining compliance of the completed construction works and built objects with the project-technical documentation, often arise. Such issues can be resolved if forensic expert (experts) have relevant professional knowledge in the design, construction and operation of roads, taking into account the characteristics of road infrastructure objects. At the current stage, when all Ukrainians feel consequences of Russian aggression, another problem is clearly visible. After all, for all the crimes of this shameful war, the enemy must suffer a just punishment, and the victims must receive compensation for the material and moral damage caused to them. In connection with the emergence of new tasks that arise during the investigation of war crimes committed by the aggressor country, the question of the appropriate level of expert provision of justice in conditions of war that is directly related both to increasing effectiveness of the inspection of the scene of the event and to further conducting forensic examinations. Taking into account the fact that a huge number of objects were damaged and destroyed, there was a need to use the latest methods and approaches to effectively counteract the specified manifestations of crime, in particular, development of effective system of expert justice provision at the stages of pre-trial investigation and subsequent judicial review of cases. Thereby it is important to provide expert investigation of crimes related to the establishment of damages to the state, individuals and legal entities from the destruction of immovable and movable property.

Challenges Encountered by Police Officers During Crime Investigations

This study highlights the vital function of police officers involved in criminal investigations in maintaining the integrity of Indian society through effective law enforcement and fair justice. However, it identifies several obstacles that impede their efficiency, including heavy workloads, lack of adequate resources, shortage of officers, external pressures, and technological limitations, particularly when addressing serious crimes, cybercrimes, and offences involving cryptocurrency. These issues contribute to decreased morale among officers who investigate crimes and increase public distrust, especially amidst growing media scrutiny. Furthermore, the psychological strain of handling complex cases worsens these challenges. The study calls for comprehensive reforms to alleviate workloads, enhance the number of investigative officers, increase the sanctioned strength of police officers, improve resource allocation, integrate technology into investigations, and create a more efficient and culturally sensitive police system. Implementing these reforms is essential for strengthening investigative capabilities, adapting to the changing criminal landscape of the 21st century, and ensuring law enforcement's dedication to safeguarding the integrity of Indian society.