Criminal investigation has been defined as a lawful search for people and things to achieve three of the following goals. Which of these is NOT a goal of criminal investigation?
A. apprehend or determine the guilty party
B. reconstruct the circumstances of an illegal act
C. conduct preventive patrol to ferret out crime
D. aid in the state's prosecution of the offender
Answer: C
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a. Judge c. Defense lawyer b. Prosecutor d. Jury
At common law, suicide was:
A) murder. B) justifiable. C) known as a mercy killing. D) euthanasia.
Which of the following is an example of consequence management?
a. A terrorist attack happens, and the government tells the media to avoid using scare tactics to blow it out of proportion. b. A terrorist attack happens. The police and FBI work together to investigate it, find the group responsible and punish them. c. In the middle of a terrorist attack, a suicide bomber gets "cold feet" and asks the government for help. d. Following a terrorist attack, the group issues more threats, which are prevented, while the Red Cross and other organizations are at the terrorist attack site providing medical care for those that need it.
A national survey of households on the subject of victimization that is conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics is called the ________.
A. Uniform Crime Report B. Crime Census C. National Crime Victimization Survey D. National Gang Crime Research Center E. National Crime Study