What aspect of the hair cortex is most important for the criminalist and why?

What will be an ideal response?


The cortex derives its major forensic importance from the fact that it is embedded with the pigment granules that impart hair with color. The color, shape, and distribution of these granules provide the criminalist with important points of comparison among the hairs of different individuals.

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Community policing and problem-oriented policing are difficult to differentiate from each other, with only one true feature that separates them

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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____________ means that case does not reach formal hearing stage, not that court has not been involved

A. Diversion B. Probation C. Pre-judicial D. Pre-formal

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___________ theories would study criminalization of the often voiceless, marginalized, oppressed individuals in a society.

a) Anomie/strain theories b) Critical theories c) Pathological theories d) Learning theories

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The National Juvenile Court Data Archive was established by the ______.

A. Children’s Bureau B. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention C. Juvenile Court Office D. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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