Why is soil collected from suspect automobiles left in lump form?

What will be an ideal response?


Soil is collected as lumps because lumps preserve a record of the buildup of several layers of soil from different locations over time. This layering effect gives a sample greater variation, and thus makes it easier to compare the sample to soil samples found at the site of an accident.

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Discuss how the media react to crime in our society and its effects

What will be an ideal response?

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Police departments typically are not bureaucratic, authoritarian organizations

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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An estimated 70 to 80 percent of stalking cases fall into which of the following categories?

A. intimate or former intimate stalking B. acquaintance stalking C. stranger stalking D. cyberstalking

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Which is true about containers?

a. They can only be searched with probable cause and a warrant b. No warrant is ever needed to search them, if there is probable cause to do so. c. No warrant is needed if the container is found in a car the police have probable cause to search, and the container is a likely place to find items that police are searching for. d. No warrant is needed if the container is found in a vehicle the police have probable cause to search, regardless of the nature of the container.

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