Name three forensic databases and describe the type of information stored in each

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Forensic databases include the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the FBI; the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), which stores DNA profiles; the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN), which contains records of markings made by firearms on bullets and cartridge casings recovered from crime scenes; the International Forensic Automotive Paint Data Query (PDQ) database, which contains chemical and color information pertaining to original automotive paints; and SICAR (shoeprint image capture and retrieval) contains a comprehensive shoe sole database that includes more than three hundred manufacturers of shoes with more than eight thousand different sole patterns.

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One of the reasons that the community has become less and less involved in the safety of their neighborhoods during the twentieth century has been based on an over reliance upon government

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of transnational organized crime groups?

A) Many of the groups were involved in only one primary crime activity. B) Most of the groups studied relied on violence to further their objectives. C) Most of the groups studied were small with 10-20 members. D) Two-thirds of the groups were organized around a hierarchy.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The initial appearance serves to advise the suspect why he or she is being detained and to explain what the suspect’s rights are. 2. The nolo contendre plea is not allowed in all states. 3. A pre-trial motion asking for a change in jurisdiction is a motion for suppression. 4. Discovery is a two-way process in which both the prosecution and defense must exchange certain types of evidence. 5. Plea bargaining became increasingly common following the Civil War.

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College students who are the heaviest users of drugs or alcohol are especially likely to:

a. be victims of crimes. b. commit sex offenses. c. commit multiple crimes. d. all of the above.

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