Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Police have come into contact with the mentally ill much more in recent decades since many mental institutions have closed their doors.
2. It is now necessary and commonplace for police officers to receive specialized training on dealing with mental illness.
3. There are almost as many personnel working in investigations as in patrol in any given police agency.
4. The single most important determinant of whether a case will be solved is the information a victim provides to the responding patrol officer.
5. Fingerprints are more likely than DNA evidence to result in the identification of a suspect in a crime.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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