Investigation and Effects on the Community

Create a 4- to 5-page report in Microsoft Word that covers the investigation and the effects of the case on the community with regards to the following points:

For this assignment you will return to the case that you chose for the Week 3 written assignment.

WEEK 3’S ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOUT: DAVID BERKOWITZ

• Describe the investigation. How did the investigators proceed? Was there any interaction between the killer and the police? How did investigators finally catch the killer?
• Did the police involve the community in their efforts to find the killer?
• How would you evaluate the level of cooperation or communication between investigators and the community? Were the police able to warn potential victims?
• What role, if any, did programs such as Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) or Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) play in the investigation? If your chosen case was from decades ago, are there investigative tools available today that could have helped?
• What was the effect on the local community while this killer was active?
• Considering the typology you proposed in the week 3 assignment, are there any adjustments to be made at this point, or was that typology the correct one?
• Last, did this case have any impact on law, policing, the criminal justice system, etc.?

Answer preview

The reality of a serial killer lose in public is among the most daunting facts to the public. The investigation of David Berkowitz, also known as the son of Sam, is among the most discussed topics on crime to date. The investigation leading to his arrest was profound. The effects of the case on the community cannot be understated. It was a high-profile case that left many people scarred by the turn of events (Cummins, & King, 2015).

Summary of the investigation of the case and arrest of David Berkowitz

It took the New York Police Department (NYPD) months to catch the killer. There were over 658000 serious crimes reported that year in New York alone meaning that approximately seventy crimes were committed every hour, attributed to unemployment and the economic crisis (Bono, 2017). As a result, it took time for the police to connect the crimes. Eventually, they realized that there were similarities…