What is the most important role of the responding officer to a crime scene?

What will be an ideal response?


The response made by patrol officers must be to initiate a preliminary investigation and carry out the functions until relieved by superior officers or specialists.

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Which of the following is NOT a problem with bail and bail bonds that has led to the initiation of a bail bonds reform in several states?

A. Because they can refuse to post a bail bond, bail bond agents are, in essence, making a business decision concerning a suspect's pretrial release. B. Bail bond agents provide opportunities for corruption, as they may improperly influence officials who are involved in setting bail to inflate the bail. C. About 40 percent of defendants released on bail are eventually found not guilty of any crime. D. Defendants can easily skip bail and avoid a trial and conviction because there are no safeguards.

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According to Donald Scott’s study of federal antitrust cases, which of the following would not be a factor in the decision to prosecute?

a. The quality of the evidence b. The size of the parties involved c. The public demand for prison sentences in antitrust cases d. The likely impact of such prosecution on the department’s reputation

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As you evaluate the following definition of law, identify what approach this is of defining the law, “An order, shall be called law where it is externally guaranteed by the probability that coercion (physical or psychological), to bring about conformity or avenge violation will be applied by a staff of people especially ready for that purpose.”

A. law, coercion, and specialization B. law and physical force C. law in action D. law and justice

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According to power-control theory, ______ constitute the primary agents of socialization in families.

a. siblings b. fathers c. mothers d. grandmothers

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