Explain how our English heritage affected the beginnings of criminal investigation in America

What will be an ideal response?


• The police criminal investigative process originated in England with the Bow Street Runners and then the London Metropolitan Police, followed by Scotland Yard, one of the first professional police investigative units. Soon professional police forces were established in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.

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Important issues for the planning process and development of a planning document include:

a. Creating a "vision" c. Developing a mission statement b. Writing a plan document d. All of the above are issues

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According to Jocelyn Pollock, in recent years, the negative aspects of police values, beliefs and

behaviors have weakened somewhat. Which one of the following key factors is not responsible for this weakening? a. Increased diversity of police recruits. b. The growth of police unions. c. Civil Litigation. d. Supreme Court Decisions.

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Cybercriminals may seek to corrupt data; disrupt equipment; threaten system reliability; disseminate viruses, worms, or malware; launch botnets; steal sensitive information; and otherwise cause widespread havoc

a. True b. False

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that expresses

a complete thought. b. does not express a complete thought. c. rhymes. d. tells a dirty story.

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