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Lock Picking as an Investigative Blind Spot
Recognizing Unauthorized Non-Destructive Entry During Criminal Investigations Author: Pat Watson Abstract Lock picking or other Covert Methods of Entry (CMOE) are not reported or tracked within the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, resulting in a crime trend with an unknown frequency. Even if a primary investigator on scene becomes aware that CMOE was used, the binary UCR choice of Force or No Force (F/N) is not necessarily clear, further skewing any chance at a CM

Pat Watson
Sep 3050 min read
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