During an ongoing criminal investigation, what factors must a criminal investigator consider in deciding whether to make an arrest and when to make it?

What will be an ideal response?


In addition to probable cause, an investigator must take into account a number of risk factors in determining whether to make an arrest and when to make it. These risk factors include the need to determine whether the suspect will attempt to flee if allowed to remain free and the hardships imposed on the suspect by early incarceration.

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a. True b. False

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A. unsupervised B. under close supervision C. completing monotonous tasks D. recruiting highly trained individuals

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The breakdown in the conditions of a neighborhood leads to social disorganization, which in turn leads to delinquents learning criminal activities from whom?

a. adults b. younger youth c. older youth d. parents

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Labor and___________ racketeering distinguish traditional organized crime (American Mafia and its predecessor groups) from other forms of organized crime

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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