The ability to use DNA to identify (or exclude) a suspect in a crime began in 1984 with the work of British geneticist ______ and his collegues.

A. Henry Faulds
B. August Vollmer
C. Alec Jefferys
D. William Herschel


C. Alec Jefferys

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In United States v. Banks, the Court held that officers must wait a reasonable amount of time after knocking and before forcible entry and that, in this case, a __________ wait satisfied the Fourth Amendment.

a. 1 to 2 minute b. 30 seconds to 1 minute c. 15 to 20 second d. 5 to 10 second

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The concept of total quality management was originally created for enhancing community- oriented policing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If deterrence theory is correct, then punishment should work best—and be most easily detected in research—when it is applied to which of the following?

a. offenders within the correctional system b. reformed offenders c. community facilities that offenders use d. offenders that are no longer being supervised

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Approximately what percentage of sexual assaults go unreported to authorities?

A) 10 percent B) 30 percent C) 70 percent D) 50 percent

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