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For references try to reference the following book:
Swanson, C., Chamelin, N., Territo, L., & Taylor, R. (2012). Criminal investigation (11th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
All questions are based off Criminal Investigation.
Assignment 1:
-What is the most fundamental purpose of investigation?
-Define and describe probable cause.
-What skills and qualities are needed by investigators?
Assignment 2:
-What is a questioned document?
-What is the significance in the U.S. Supreme court decision in the case Berghuis v. Thompkins?
-Identify and Briefly discuss 4 reasons why filed notes are important.
Assignment 3:
-How are solvability factors used?
-What difficulties are caused by an investigator not understanding the capabilities and limitations of crime laboratories?
-Which misconceptions are associated with suicidal hangings?
Assignment 4:
-Briefly discuss the major factors that should be considered in interviewing rape victims.
-What are some of the major behavioral characteristics of situational and preferential child molesters?
-What are the major provisions of the trafficking victims protection act of 2000?
Assignment 5:
-What are the elements of the crime of robbery?
-What are the elements of the crime of burglary?
-List 8 ways to identify thieves can get a victims personal information.
Assignment 6:
-How does a salvage switch work?
-What 6 advantages do cybercriminals have over traditional criminals?
-In what ways are cities an agricultural crime linked?
Assignment 7:
-If arson is suspected, why should firefighters not alter the premises, such as by mopping up or overhauling the scene of the fire especially by the origin point?
-What role does the drug methadone play in treating heroin addicts?
Assignment 8:
-How did Osama Bin Laden vault to power in Afghanistan? Name some of the important terrorist incidents that Al-Qaeda has conducted in the last decade.
-Define the following concepts
Evidence
Proof
Testimony
Admissibility
Relevancy
Materiality
Competency of Evidence
Competency of witnesses
Weight
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Criminal Investigation Questions
Assignment one
The primary reason of carrying out an investigation is to reconnoiter in a comprehensive way the claims, to evaluate the presented evidence in an extensive manner and to establish categorically, whether misconduct or a crime has been committed by the suspect, and if it is the case, the person who is responsible for the act and the level of importance of the crime. The investigation seeks to explore further, whether there are other related crimes which have been committed.
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