List the advantages of incorporating an evidence collection unit into the organizational structure of the crime laboratory

What will be an ideal response?


1) Evidence technicians under the continuous direction of the crime laboratory are more likely to have received thorough training in the gathering of evidence at the crime site.
2) Evidence technicians who are continuously exposed to the problems and techniques of the forensic scientist are better prepared to adopt new procedures or modify existing procedures to improve evidence collection.
3) Evidence technicians working out of the forensic laboratory will have at their disposal all the proper tools and supplies for proper collection and packaging of evidence for future scientific examination.

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Braswell and Gold suggest that the three basic aspects of peacemaking are connectiveness, caring and ______.

What will be an ideal response?

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During this stage, a new paradigm materializes and the discipline shifts to it.

A. Model drift B. Prescience C. Model movement D. Model crisis E. Model revolution

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When an inmate is released after serving time equal to the total sentence minus good time, this is called _____ release.

A) mandatory B) discretionary C) unconditional D) community

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According to the empirical research about consent searches:

a. lower courts find that consent was voluntary in all but the most extreme cases . b. lower courts are very willing to set consent searches aside when they find they were not voluntary c. there are so few consent search cases that courts have had little opportunity to rule on the issue d. judges are skeptical of consent searches and critical of the police in their opinions

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