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Final Criminal Investigation
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 4
12/13/2010

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Induction
Definition
Probabilities , no certainties
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Deduction
Definition
Major premise ,conclusion
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Classification 
Definition
Shared traits and characteristics
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Theory
Definition
verified hypothesis which fits explicable knowledge or observation
Term
Hypthothesis
Definition
conjecture subject to verification
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Aposteriori (inductive)
Definition
reasoning from evidence or experiment to form a general principal.
Term
Apriori (deductive)
Definition
reasoning based on cause and effect
Term
London Police Force
Definition
Metro Police Act of 1829
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The "third" degree
Definition
the extraction of confessions though police brutality
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Formal exemplars
Definition
request sample, provide under observation of investigation
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Informal exemlars
Definition
collected, produced routine during the normal course of life or business( fingerprint acquired at the scene)
Term
expert witness
Definition
must be qualified, testimony is form on base of opinion
Term
Fingerprints
Definition
fiction ridges
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Characteristics of Investigation
Definition
inherently reactive, deductive reasoning, open files
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Characteristics of Intelligence
Definition
Inherent proactive, closed files ( CIA reports)
Term
Data Collation
Definition
Analysis and interpret information (What does it say)
Term
Rock v. Arkansas
Definition
Hypnosis can lead to unpredictable results. However, the per se rule against allowing it precludes its use even when there is corroborating testimony to show its accuracy. 
Term
What subject is forensic hypnosis use on?
Definition
Victims and witnesses
Term
Custom and Border Protection
Definition
safeguards the American homeland at beyond the borders, nation's economic security though lawful international trade
Term
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Definition
enforcing  economic, transportation, and infrastructural security. Eliminate potential threats from terrorist acts against US 
Term
Department of Justice
Definition
provide leadership in preventing and controlling crime.
Term
Most regulatory powers are exercised by who?
Definition
State and Local
Term
Seek and Peek Warrent
Definition
 Going into someone home without them knowing
Term
Motives of an Informant
Definition
Self interest, Mercenary, Emotion, Civil Duty, Guilt, Self-aggrandizement
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Crime Pattern Anaylsis
Definition
crime data collected by internal and external sources,finds--- possible suspects , listing crimes have in common with offender, possible targets
Term
File based credit reporting agencies
Definition
collect information from creditors on how bills were paid
Term
investigative credit report buearu
Definition
gather information on individuals lifestyle and reputation
Term
Material Witness bond
Definition
technique employed by prosecutor requiring a material witness to post bail to secure their release.
Term
Criminal Investigation
Definition
methodical and detailed process or effort to reconstruct the past though collect of information ect.
Term
Insitu
Definition

as you find them in original location

Blood, Fingerprint impression ect

Term
Reasons lineup should be conducted as soon as possible
Definition
shorter the interval more reliable memory, innocent person quickly released, delay or frustrate process
Term
Number of people in a standard lineup
Definition
6 people
Term
Factors that should be recognized when picking member for a line up
Definition
Race/sex, physical characteristic, type of dress, 
Term
What is a show up
Definition
bring a suspect back to present scene or present witness with suspects separately.
Term
What is a pen register?
Definition
records all number dialed
Term
What is a mail cover?
Definition
method of tracking mail delivered to a particular person
Term
What is the primary function of hypnosis?
Definition
As an investigative tool
Term
Two concerns of hypnosis
Definition
victims suffer psychological stress, "facts" may be implanted in their psyche
Term
What is the procedure in PA for sealed search warrants?
Definition

request of proscutor, must be present to judge of high authority

( Court of common pleas and appelete courts)

Term
Purpose of Search Warrant?
Definition
existence of tangible evidence, reconstruct event, one source of origin, modus operandi.
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Job of Initial Officer on the scene
Definition
Provide medical aid, detain suspects/ separate witnesses, Protect/Secure, Document
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