What characteristics does a criminalist look for when comparing paint chips under a microscope? Which of these characteristics is most important in evaluating the significance of paint evidence?

What will be an ideal response?


When comparing paint chips under a microscope, a criminalist looks for color, surface texture, and color layer sequence. Color layer sequence is the most important of these characteristics.

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Police officers are normally concerned with ___________ guilt.

A. factual B. assumed C. practical D. legal

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The practice of reducing spending on prisons and investing a portion of the savings into infrastructure and civic institutions located in high-risk neighborhoods is known as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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_______________________ are rules mandating that a juvenile on probation behave in a particular way and can include restitution, counseling, and educational and vocational programs

a. Probation code of conduct b. Conditions of probation c. Intake plan d. Personalized treatment plans

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Your textbook names five roles that investigators may play in a police department. Three are listed below. Which one does NOT belong?

A) Investigators conducting background checks of applicants to the police department. B) Uniformed patrol officers investigating the crimes they have been dispatched to or have encountered on their own while on patrol. C) Uniformed police officers conducting field interrogations and other types of aggressive patrol. D) Internal affairs investigators conducting investigations of alleged crimes by police personnel.

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