If the injury was caused by conduct which was apparently criminal, the Venue Agency is one within whose geographical jurisdiction the act occurred. If it appears that no criminal conduct was involved in the cause of injury, the Venue Agency is the one having custody of the victim when distress is first discovered.
Venue Agency is the one within whose jurisdiction any injury was inflicted.
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If an on-duty police officer (sworn) is involved as the Actor in an incident which occurs within the jurisdiction of another Member Agency, and if that officer was acting in the performance of his/her duty at the time of the incident, the Venue Agency may elect to relinquish its role in the criminal investigation to the other Team Agencies.
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When a Venue or Employer Agency lacks sufficient resources, or when it believes it cannot properly investigate an incident for any other reason, it has two options:
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Obtain criminal investigative assistance from other Member Agency(ies). Officer(s) provided by other agencies would then be assigned to the Criminal Investigation Team as members representing the requesting agency.
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Relinquish criminal investigative responsibility to another Law Enforcement Agency.
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Scene Security
Each Agency has initial responsibility for immediately securing crime scene(s) within its territorial jurisdiction. This responsibility includes preservation of the integrity or the scene(s) and its/their contents, access control, and the identification and sequestration of witnesses. Responsibility may be changed by mutual agreement as the investigation progresses.