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A study of 800 homicide cases found that investigators are more likely to clear a
homicide if
a. there is at least one witness to the crime.
b. they arrive at the scene within 30 minutes of being notified.
c. the incident is reported within 30 minutes to a 911 dispatcher.
d. at least one detective assigned to the case attended the postmortem examination.
When interviewing children, interrogators should avoid asking the question,
___________ because it tends to sound accusatory.
a. "What?"
b. "Where?"
c. "Why?"
d. "When?"
______________ witnesses are used by the defense to contradict the testimony or
evidence presented by the prosecution.
Some groups that use rituals or ceremonial acts to draw their members into a certain
belief system, also known as _________, occasionally include child sexual abuse in
their rituals.
A sting is a reverse buy.
Evidence of accelerants is a primary form of physical evidence at an arson scene.
Rapists are classified as _______ rapists and ________ rapists.
Child abuse has been identified as the biggest single cause of ___________ of young
children.
Investigators have used lip prints and lip impressions to solve cases.
Shoplifting, also known as __________, involves taking items from retail stores
without paying for them.
When probable cause exists but there is no time to obtain a search warrant, the officer
may conduct a search. This is an example of an emergency, or ________________
circumstances.
An assault committed in self-defense is legal and justifiable.
How is it possible to collect scent from a crime scene?
Imagine you are at the scene of a car accident involving two vehicles and a pedestrian.
What evidence would you sketch?
When would it be appropriate to use surveillance photography?
A child's history of physical abuse predisposes the child to violence in later years.
Why would an investigator use a K-9 in an arson investigation?
Discuss the various strategies currently in use by communities that are working to
suppress gang activity and violence.
When investigating a case of arson, how does an officer uncover the burning pattern?
Officers should not disregard the victim as a potential attacker in a domestic violence
case.
Being objective means eliminating those facts from the report that may appear
damaging to your case.
