Investigative and Case Management Supervision
Investigative and Case Management Supervision tests whether a lieutenant manages a case rather than merely signing a report. The exam focuses on assignment, follow-up, evidence integrity, and case-file quality.
Case management controls
- Complaint and DD5 review: check jurisdiction, elements, victim/witness data, and investigative steps taken.
- Assignment: match the case to a detective or officer, set a follow-up date, and record the assignment.
- Evidence: property vouchers, chain of custody, video preservation, and lab requests must be timely.
- Canvass and video: negative results must be documented; "no cameras" is a finding only if someone checked.
- Coordination: notify the district attorney and specialized units when the case type requires it.
Worked example: A pattern of stairwell burglaries is linked by similar entry methods. A lieutenant reviews three DD5s and sees that one officer canvassed for video but wrote only "negative." The lieutenant should send the officer back to record the address, time, and person contacted, then assign a follow-up for the other two scenes. He should also check whether the pattern is in the crime analysis product and whether the district attorney needs notice. Approving the file without those steps would leave the pattern unworkable in court.
Traps
- Signing a DD5 without reading the narrative.
- Accepting "negative canvass" without details.
- Missing video-preservation deadlines.
- Letting evidence sit without a voucher or lab request.
- Closing a case because an arrest was made, not because it was prepared.