Why is it imperative to properly document techniques and methods used by robbery suspects?

What will be an ideal response?


Studies have shown that many people who commit a robbery are often repeat offenders, or recidivists. Therefore, it is important to document the techniques and method of operation (MO)used by the suspect.

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a. The judge's bench should be equipped with silent alarms b. There should be no hidden recesses in courtroom furniture c. The judge's bench should be at a height equal to that of the attorneys and defendant d. There should be clear separation between the spectator area and the "well"

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Procedural due process is concerned with protecting people's life, liberty,and property interests

a. True b. False

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The word parole is derived from the French parole d'honneur, which means

A. "word of honor." B. "contract of consent." C. "ticket-of-leave." D. "discretionary release."

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Police received an anonymous informant's tip that a motorist would be traveling down a specific road at a specific time, having left a particularly described home

The anonymous informant also noted that the motorist, who the informant specifically described, would be headed in a particular direction carrying drugs to be delivered to a third party at an apartment building. Acting on the informant's tip, police observed the motorist exit the home and drive in the direction suggested by the informant. It would be proper for the police to A) make a stop of the motor vehicle and conduct an immediate search for drugs if police were able to validate some of the informant's information. B) follow the motor vehicle and observe its direction, but the police could not stop the vehicle based on the anonymous informant's information. C) obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search the motor vehicle supported by the information provided by the anonymous informant. Police could then conduct a lawful search. D) immediately stop and arrest the woman for drug trafficking once some of the details of the informant were verified by police observation. E) verify some of the informant's information and, if it checked out, make a stop of the motor vehicle. The police could conduct a brief inquiry of the woman concerning the purpose of her trip and where she was going.

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