Why are preliminary investigations important in the investigative process?

What will be an ideal response?


The preliminary investigation establishes whether the necessary elements of a crime exist. Also all information obtained at the scene determines further police response.

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What is Munchausen syndrome by proxy?

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. There are two due process clauses. 2. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees due process for state laws. 3. The prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment refers to pretrial jail terms. 4. A key concern with vague laws is that they may be used to punish members of socially marginal groups.

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Describe sender-caused barriers, receiver-caused barriers, and other barriers in communications

What will be an ideal response?

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The "hands-off doctrine" refers to: a. the inmate code for handling prison snitches

b. the passive federal court approach to inmate complaints prior to the 1960s. c. a correctional policy of segregating HIV-infected inmates from the mainstream population. d. the court ruling that forbid the use of corporal punishment in prison.

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