Name two major limitations of crime-scene reconstruction

What will be an ideal response?


Answer should include points such as the following:
• The biggest limitation associated with reconstruction is that investigators can use only what is left behind to theorize what occurred in the past. The information available to make these theories is often much less than needed to create a full timeline of events.
• Reconstruction relies on information from many tests and other sources that may take quite a bit of time. The reconstructing team may not receive all relevant information for days, weeks, months, or sometimes years after the incident.

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a. loci development b. alleles reagent c. genome splicing d. polymerase chain reaction

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From which of the following sources does the federal government's Crime Victims Fund receive its funding?

A. fines and penalties paid by federal criminal offenders
B. fees for federal gun registration
C. annual congressional appropriations
D. All of the answers are correct.

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There is no set time that defines a speedy trial

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Counterterrorism constitutes more than half of the FBI's workload today

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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