What are the officer's responsibilities during the preliminary investigation?

What will be an ideal response?


Responsibilities during the preliminary investigation include questioning victims, witnesses, and suspects; conducting a neighborhood canvass; measuring, photographing, videotaping, and sketching the scene; searching for evidence; identifying, collecting, examining, and processing physical evidence; and recording all statements and observations in notes.

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There is not a clear relationship between training law enforcement and prosecutors and the reporting of hate crimes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In Kennedy v. Los Angeles Police Department (1989), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of intrusiveness with regard to:

a. arrest. b. stationhouse detention. c. anal and cavity searches. d. immigration and border searches.

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What is a Preliminary Investigation?

What will be an ideal response?

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The drug most widely associated with violent behavior, especially domestic violence, is _______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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