How does the patrol officer guide the direction of an investigation?

What will be an ideal response?


The preliminary investigation establishes whether the necessary elements of a crime exist. Also all information obtained at the scene determines further police response. The first is a format that logically guides the identification leads, or solvability factors, that experience and research have demonstrated are most likely to result in case solution. The second provides an opportunity for details of the investigation thus far expended so that the follow-up plans do not unnecessarily duplicate tasks already completed.

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Casino and gaming security operations usually involve:

a. Surveillance. b. Physical security. c. Background investigations of potential employees. d. Criminal investigations. e. All of the above.

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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, may jails hold juveniles, mentally ill people, and people in protective custody?

A. maybe, depending on the rules of the state or county B. yes, but only for 1 year or less C. no, because separate facilities are available for them D. yes, but only temporarily

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An interrogation that takes place while a suspect is in custody is a(n) __________ interrogation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Match the type of theory in Column1 with its best description in Column 2

1. Macrotheory a. Based on idea that people disagree and only powerful groups benefit from law. 2. Metatheory b. Looks at both how social structure operates and how individuals become criminal. 3. Bridging Theory c. Broad explanations of social structure effects with emphasis on rates of crime (epidemiology). 4. Conflict Theory d. Focus on pathology using scientific methods to treat and prevent crime. 5. Microtheory e. Etiological explanations for individual and small groups’ criminal behavior. 6. Positivist Theory f. Less testable theories about theory itself.

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