Why is the official report considered the backbone of the criminal prosecution process?

What will be an ideal response?


Investigators should remember that the official police report is the backbone of the criminal prosecution process. It is a permanent record of the complaint and of the facts and events leading up to the arrest of the suspect.

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According to Holmes (1998), which of the following agree that there is moral right and wrong but contend what is right for one, may be wrong for another?

a. ethical relativism b. cultural relativism c. extreme or individual relativism d. ethical absolutism

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Explain the three main situations in which ignorance or mistake can serve as a defense to criminal liability

What will be an ideal response?

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The first five words of the First Amendment are "Congress shall make no law . . . "

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Can other acts evidence be admissible in a federal criminal trial? If not, why is it not admissible? If so, when can it be admissible?

What will be an ideal response?

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