What major advance in fingerprint technology was pioneered by Juan Vucetich and Sir Richard Henry? What was the importance of this advance?

What will be an ideal response?


Vucetich and Henry pioneered the creation of classification systems capable of filing many thousands of prints in a logical and searchable sequence. This allowed law enforcement officials to quickly compare prints found at a crime scene to those of known criminals as an aid to identifying
potential suspects.

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Match the type of homicide to its description

1. Homicide a. A crime of passion where the intent to kill and the killing happen almost simultaneously 2. First degree murder b. An unlawful killing during the commission of another crime 3. Second degree murder c. Negligent homicide 4. Third degree murder d. The willful killing of one human being by another 5. Felony murder e. Murder that is planned and premeditated, and involves malice aforethought

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Peters v. Kiff (1972 ) held that a male defendant has no standing to complain the women were underrepresented on criminal juries

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A program that alerts the general public that a child has been abducted is called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following research methodologies is considered to be the most versatile?

a. Interview b. Content analysis c. Survey d. Participant Observation

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