Редактирование: Детектив (раздел)

==[[File:Detectivefedora.png]] Problem Sleuth==

As a detective, your primary duty is to investigate crime scenes and use the tools provided to you to identify the perpetrators. You can do this with your Forensic Scanner, your PDA[[File:Detectivepda.png]], and some basic intuition. 

Your Forensic Scanner is located in your backpack, and the closet in your office has a spare. Go to the crime scene, take a picture of relevant things with your camera and then scan all the surfaces around the scene, such as doors, walls, consoles, and of course, out-of-place items. After the evidence has been scanned, place it in an evidence bag for storage and later reference. Be sure to scan any bodies for prints and fibers as well, provided that they haven't been hauled off to [[Geneticist|genetics]] or the [[morgue]] already.

If the latter case is true, head on over to the morgue and scan the body. Hopefully, the person who brought them in wore the Medbay standard-issue Nitrile gloves, or you might find yourself with a rather annoying case of mistaken identity. If this was not the case, be sure to identify who hauled the body in - And ideally, anyone who touched it during the process.

Once you've finished surveying the crime scene, return to either your office or the nearest easy-access Security outpost (if you can get past the outer department doors, you have access to any departmental security office). The former has both a Security Records and Medical Records computer; these allow you to check the fingerprints in the Security database to discern the owners, and the same is true of blood on the Medical Records computer. If you've found a weapon with someone's prints on it (And that person was not the confiscating officer), you've probably got your perp dead to rights. Similarly, if there is blood but nobody, you can easily identify the deceased.

Finding fibers can either improve or throw off your lead. For example, if the deceased Captain has fibers from insulated gloves and an Engineer's jumpsuit all over him, it's no great leap of logic to say that an Engineer was the one who did the deed. Conversely, finding nothing but fibers from your suit, or worse, black gloves, could throw you off and just leave you with a cold case.

If you get a single hit, you've got your guy. Make sure to set him to arrest and bring him in for questioning. It's always a good idea to speak over Security radio and inform them that you've identified the criminal and that you'd like them arrested - The rank-and-file officers will more often than not be happy to oblige, considering in their eyes, it's open season on anyone with the red-and-white 'w' above their heads. Provide them with any information that could assist in the arrest: Possible contraband on their person, alternate identities, and basic identifying factors like jumpsuit color and hairstyle.

If the criminal is caught, they may have a [[Byond the impossible|trial]] depending on the severity of the crime and the willingness of the command staff to host one. As the prosecution, ''you must attend this trial''. Bring all the evidence against the criminal including fingerprint scan results, pictures of the crime scene, and testimonies from possible witnesses.

===[[File:Clipboard paper.png]] Occupation: Dick Gumshoe===
Of course, it's important to keep your evidence at least somewhat organized, but if you're feeling particularly hard-boiled and want to go the extra mile (and you manage to convince the [[Captain|right]] [[Head of Security|people]] to try a criminal before punishing them), here are some tips:
* Use your hand labeller to mark everything related to one case with a name you'll easily recognize. (For example "Clown Case" if it was the [[clown]] who honked for the last time.)
* There are multiple lockers in Evidence Storage, stick to one per case. 
* Stay in contact with [[Coroner]], make sure he reports any unusual deaths and will perform Autopsies for you.
* File all paperwork that belongs to a single case away in one folder. You start with two folders in your office and there are plenty more around the station.
* File the folders of closed cases away in your filing cabinet so you know where they are if you suddenly need them again.
* Make copies of important case-related documents for yourself (Or the rest of Security, if you prefer to keep the originals)
* Although you can do the prosecution yourself, the [[Head of Security]] will probably not want to miss out on this chance. Make sure they know exactly what evidence you found and what you will testify about in the trial.