Concerns about the rights of poor defendants and the consequences of detention prior to trial led to the bail reform movement of the 1960s
a. True b. False
A
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Sally called 9-1-1 to report that her husband Mark was just shot by Mary. Who would have to be a witness to testify about the phone call made to the police?
A. The responding police officer B. Mark C. Sally D. The 9-1-1 operator
Which of the following agencies has the largest Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)?
A. the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) B. the New York City Police Department C. the Florida Department of Law Enforcement D. the U.S. Secret Service (USSS)
What is not accurate about evaluating outcomes of correctional programs and services?
a. Cost benefit analysis is suggested for most programs. b. Research is available that shows which programs are likely to reduce recidivism. c. The public should trust the correctional administrator that a program is effective. d. The public is genuinely interested in the short and long term effects of rehabilitation programs.
An investigator needs fingerprints from a knife recovered from a crime scene. The investigator intends to send the knife to the FBI crime lab by placing the knife into a cardboard box after it is secured to a rigid board. The invoice, transmittal form, and property receipt are also secured inside the box. The box is sealed and then sent to the crime lab. What can be said about the process that
was used to ship the evidence to the crime lab? A) The process used was proper. B) The process used was improper because the invoice should have been affixed to the outside of the box. C) The process used was improper because the knife should have been placed in a plastic bag first to ensure that DNA was preserved. D) The box used should have been sprayed with a stencil indicating "FRAGILE" but otherwise the process was correct.