This type of death occurs when an officer dies as a result of an accident he or she is involved in while performing his or her duties (e.g., an officer being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic, drowning during a rescue attempt):

a. felonious death
b. line-of-duty
c. thin blue line
d. accidental death


d. accidental death

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a. True b. False

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With regard to circumstantial evidence, which of the following is/are TRUE?

a. It is also known as hearsay evidence. b. Is it also known as indirect evidence. c. It is seldom of use in criminal investigations. d. No one can ever be convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence alone.

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Keppel examined the solvability factors involved in serial murder investigations. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

a. quality of court procedures during the preliminary hearing b. quality of police interviews with eyewitnesses c. quality of scientific analysis of the physical evidence d. quality of investigations at the crime scene

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