Discuss how language analysis can contribute to an investigation
What will be an ideal response?
An individual's communication, whether written or spoken, may provide clues about his or her gender, age, race or ethnicity, or what part of the country (or world) the person grew up in or has spent recent time in. Language analysis may also provide insight into a person's educational level, political views, and religious orientation, which may in turn provide further evidence regarding a criminal motive.
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a. place the interests of the victim above those of the offender b. always treat all offenders with dignity and respect even when they are punished c. analyze the duties the offender was trying to carry out d. try to obtain the best outcome for both the offender and society
By the late Twentieth Century, the disproportionately high presence of African-Americans in the nation's prisons had been significantly reduced and the prison population of African-Americans was essentially the same as it was in the general
population. a. True b. False
The development of valid methods to measure crime and the accuracy of crime data are crucial aspects of criminology in action
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A political protest that turned riotous after the military was brought in to quell it was referred to as the ________
A) Wichersham Protest of 1801 B) Peterloo Massacre of 1819 C) Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 D) Waterloo Massacre of 1812