Investigative Analysis Unit

What Is the Investigative Analysis Unit?

The Investigative Analysis Unit (IAU) is a mobile unit within the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. IAU is available for on-site analytical, intelligence, and case management support during the investigation of serious violent crimes. Trained criminal intelligence analysts provide products and services, such as timelines, link charts, and telephone toll analysis, tailored to the specific needs of the investigation. IAU can also provide an investigation case file in an electronic format with full-text search capabilities.

Case review services are available whereby unsolved, violent crime cases can be submitted to a panel of experienced investigators from agencies throughout the state. This panel will re-examine reports, leads, and evidence, and make recommendations for action. Funding is available through the Investigative Analysis Unit for expert professional services, non-conventional laboratory testing, and/or technical assistance if deemed appropriate after case evaluation.

How Can IAU Help?

Case Management

The Investigative Analysis Unit can provide an agency with on-site civilian criminal intelligence analysts during the first three days of the investigation of a serious violent crime. This time can be extended as needed on a case-by-case basis.

The Criminal Intelligence Analysts Will:

1. Provide analytical services and develop link charts, flow charts, timelines, case progress visuals, and/or courtroom graphics.
2. Enter reports and leads into a case management system which allows the analysts to:
   1. Identify commonalities using full text searches.
   2. Identify missing report narratives & attachments.
   3. Identify potential leads for follow-up.
   4. Create timeline entries, evidence listing, and personal profiles for all persons identified during the investigation.
3. Process requests for information and provide:
   1. Telephone subscriber information.
   2. Telephone, social media, and location data analysis.
   3. Employment checks.
   4. Criminal history records.
   5. Intelligence data from international, national, state, & local databases.
   6. Department of Revenue access to search title histories, driver histories, license plate partial number checks, vehicles and licensed drivers by address, and specific types, makes, models, or years of vehicles registered in a certain area.
   7. Offline MULES and NCIC searches.
   8. Missouri and out-of-state driver license photos.
4. Provide the appropriate case agent, commanding officer, prosecuting attorney or administrative officer with the case file in an electronic, searchable format.
5. Other analytical products and services as needed.

Case Reviews

The Investigative Analysis Unit can coordinate a formal review of an unsolved violent crime. A panel of experienced investigators from criminal justice agencies around the state that have agreed to participate in case reviews will provide this service. Expenses for case reviews will be paid from the Investigative Analysis Unit Fund.

Professional Services

Funding has been established to assist criminal justice agencies in obtaining professional services necessary during the investigation of a serious violent crime, which are not commonly available within the criminal justice community. Such services might include professional and technical forensic services and special laboratory testing.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who oversees the Investigative Analysis Unit?

The Investigative Analysis Unit is supervised by the director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.

2. Who can request the services of IAU?

Any major case squad during activation, and any local, municipal, county, or state criminal justice agency conducting an investigation, with the active involvement of investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, can request IAU’s assistance. Priority will be given to multi-agency investigations.

3. When should IAU be asked to assist?

IAU should be contacted as soon as possible after discovery of the crime or upon activation of the major case squad.

4. How long will IAU assist with the investigation?

IAU stays on site for the activation of the major case squad and continues to provide support throughout the entire process.

5. Who can submit cases for review?

Any criminal justice agency within the state with originating authority on an unsolved, violent crime can submit cases for review.

6. Who can request funds for professional services?

Any criminal justice agency involved in a violent crime investigation in which the MSHP or IAU has assisted, can request funds when a need exists for special services not commonly provided free-of-charge. This does not include prosecution services.

7. How can the services of IAU be obtained?

During normal business hours, call (800) 877-3452, OR call the nearest Missouri State Highway Patrol troop headquarters. Requests for case reviews and professional services must be submitted in writing to:

Contact Information

Emergency Highway Assistance: (800) 525-5555

Road Conditions: 1-888-275-6636

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