In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below

identify a major recommendation of this study?

A) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery.
B) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while eliminating redundancy.
C) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering.
D) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.


Answer: B

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