Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue, community mediation, and addressing violence as a public health problem
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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When taking notes, the investigator should:
a. ignore unimportant items. b. write only the important items. c. learn to select key facts and record them in abbreviated form. d. never take notes but always memorize things verbatim and record them later.
Many problems have been identified with victimization surveys. Which of the following involves victims believing the crime occurred within the desired reporting period when in fact it occurred long before?
A. forgetting about criminal incidents B. forward telescoping C. memory decay D. backward telescoping
Which of the following is NOT an instance wherein a police officer can record a conversation without a warrant?
A) When law enforcement officials have a victim contact an offender via telephone and have the victim attempt to illicit incriminating statements B) While offenders are handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicle C) Surreptitiously recorded conversations during a routine traffic stop D) none of the above
Both the FBI and National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collect data on the incidence of rape. Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the results obtained by the FBI compared to those obtained by the NCVS?