On February 27, 2014, I had the pleasure of interviewing detective Vincent Velazquez who was recommended to me by Professor Paul Guerrucci. Vincent currently works at the Atlanta Police Department located at 226 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30303. On the day of the interview, I was a little anxious since it was actually my first time interviewing a criminal investigator , but Vincent was very professional and allowed me to record the entire conversation. I was able to ask questions about his personal life, complete details about his profession, current cases, criminal investigation procedures and existing problems in the investigation process. Detective Vincent was born in New York and his ethnicity is Puerto Rican. Vincent is divorced and has a nineteen-year-old son who attends college in Pennsylvania. His son devotes himself to music production. Since Vincent became a criminal detective, his perception of life has gradually changed. He became cynical and less trustworthy. Vincent says: “You expect the worst from people. » Nevertheless, his family and friends have treated him the same way since he became a law enforcement officer. Some of her hobbies are traveling the world, visiting social restaurants especially during happy hours, and just spending time with her family. The life of a criminal investigator can have its perks in terms of how people treat him, and in some cases he can escape a ticket just by showing his badge. Vincent's favorite food is Thai food, his favorite color is purple, and his favorite sports team is the Atlanta Hawks. Detective Velazquez doesn't like watching CSI or Law Order. Instead, he prefers to watch Real Housewives of Atlanta. After learning a little more about his personal life, I transitioned our middle of paper......I am and there are no leads. However, when he has to go to a crime scene, crime specialists are civilians who photograph and collect evidence under his orders. Normally they collect all the evidence, but if there is an extreme amount of evidence to gather, then he will put on gloves and collect evidence. The investigator always waits for them to arrive on scene before collecting evidence or photographing it. Although some law enforcement agencies have hired civilians to handle crime scene processing and forensic analysis, it is more common for the CSI to be a licensed peace officer with specialized training and part of an investigative unit (Orthmann & Hess, 22). If there is a weapon at the crime scene, only the investigator can touch the weapon. (Velazquez). Vincent brings his evidence back to his office with his notes and begins the investigation process..