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A detective is a police officer, whose duty is to detect criminals, by in-depth investigation of cases. When attempting to solve a crime, conduct a criminal investigation that seeks all the facts about a crime to help determine the truth: what happened and who i ....

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.... to more effectively investigate a case, a detective must possess certain personal characteristics. should have intellectual qualities, but great intelligence is not needed. Effective investigators obtain and retain information, apply technical knowledge, remain open-minded and objective, and use logic when attempting to solve a case. All decisions pertaining to a case should be based on facts and not be opinion based, but the results of an investigation should not be based on only one fact. rely on skills acquired by experience, study, and observation. The job requires highly-developed skills, perhaps innate abilities to collect and evaluate ca ....