What reliable indicators do investigators use to determine whether a burglary has been or is being committed?

What will be an ideal response?


At the scene, certain reliable indicators that a burglary has been (or is being) committed can be observed, for example, open doors or windows or pry marks on doors and windows.

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Which of the following statements about police suicide is not true?

A) The majority of police suicides involve the use of the officers own firearm. B) Older officers are more likely to be at high risk for suicide. C) The police suicide rate is the same as other working populations. D) One reason for the high rate of suicide among officers is their frustration with the criminal justice system.

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?Such profiling is empirically based and has not placed much value on motivation or personality. It does help law enforcement in deciding where to begin knocking on doors and setting up stakeouts.

A. ?offender profiling B. ?geographic profiling C. ?equivocal death profiling D. ?crime scene profiling

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Discuss the three instances where consent is a defense to a crime. Provide an example of an instance where consent would not be a defense to a crime.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is false regarding skid marks evidence?

a. all accident scenes have skid mark evidence b. a skid mark is caused by extreme friction between the rubber tires and the road surface c. by using a nomograph the investigating officer can estimate the minimum speed that a vehicle was traveling when the wheels locked. d. Once two elements are known (such as the average length of skid marks and the drag factor) a third unknown (the min speed of a vehicle) can be determined by using a speed nomograph. e. Since all of the above are true, none responds to the questions

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