Which state was the first to enact legislation for victims in 1979?
A. Wisconsin
B. Washington
C. Illinois
D. California
A. Wisconsin
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The first presentence investigation report was probably prepared by:
A) Rufus B. Clark. B) Jane Addams. C) John Augustus. D) Rutherford B. Hayes.
______ was responsible for the introduction of fingerprinting for the use in the field of criminal justice.
A. Henry Faulds B. August Vollmer C. Alec Jefferys D. William Herschel
Which of the following pieces of evidence would best enable a district attorney to levy a charge of first degree murder against the wife?
A wife returns home and finds her husband in bed with another woman. The wife shoots the other woman. Although the scene appears, at first glance, to be a classic “heat of passion” scenario, the District Attorney asks police to gather more evidence before levying a formal charge. a. The wife was aware of the affair and expected the couple to be in the bedroom at that time; she had purchased a gun the previous day in anticipation of walking in on them. b. The wife was completely unaware of the affair until the moment she entered her bedroom, where a loaded gun lay on a nearby table. c. The husband had a $1,000,000 insurance policy taken out on his wife. d. The gun used in the killing was on a nightstand near the bed, and was already loaded when the wife picked it up.
The follow-up investigation is needed
a. when the detective solves the crime. b. when not enough information has been discovered during the primary investigation. c. to promote police–citizen relations. d. when it is required by department policy.