What is the modus operandi and how can it be used to link suspects to their crimes?
What will be an ideal response?
The modus operandi is the choice to commit a particular crime and the method the suspect uses to commit the crime. Not all suspects have a signature or modus of operandi. Some benefits of a modus operandi are: giving officer's information to keep in databases to solve later crimes by known suspects and unknown suspects, aids in building cases, and is basic leads for many different crime categories.
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a. ticket of marks b. open institution c. ticket of leave d. leave system
Corporate criminals also cast themselves in characters in the folklore of capitalism. In this myth they are:
A. simply ahead of their time and misunderstood. B. smarter than competitors. C. more wily and strategic than others. D. harder-working than rivals.
The dual-sovereignty doctrine relates to which fundamental right?
A. freedom of speech B. freedom of religion C. right to bear arms D. right against double jeopardy
When punishing offenders has a discouraging effect on other would-be offenders, this is known as specific deterrence
a. TRUE b. FALSE