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| five to six people stand in a line and the witness chooses who did it |
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| gives the witness no possibilites of choosing anyone but the suspect |
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| show pictures to the witness |
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- to help the police get warrants
-give intelligence about what is going on in the criminal community
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| What does a search warrant contain? |
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| describes the place to be searched and the items to be seized |
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| Before a judge issues a warrant, the police must first produce evidence of criminality that a reaonable person would believe |
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| What do informants get in return for their services? |
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| paid in cash, get other charges dropped, lighter sentences |
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| Criticisms of the informant system |
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-they say what the police want them to say
-most are criminals
-their reliability
-don't make good witnesses--jury bias |
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| Test evidence from hair, fiber, etc. |
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| Questioned Documents Unit |
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| anything to deal with papers |
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| Firearms and Toolmarks Unit |
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| guns, ammunition, tool, etc. |
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| 3 ideas of community-oriented policing |
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Stengthening the community
"Broken windows" theory
Problem-oriented policing |
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| Strengthening the community |
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| make the community stronger |
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| The police find out what is bothering the community members and focus on solving those problems |
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| Problem-oriented policing |
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| stress problem solving and also includes community involvement |
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Strength of community-oriented policing
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| makes the community stronger and they watch out for others |
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| Weaknesses of community-oriented policing |
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| The police may not be able to connect with the community. This does not affect the crime rate. Some may see it as "social work", community members may not be qualified. |
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| What happens if police fail to follow proper procedure? |
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| The court may not allow the evidence into court and it is oopening up for attack from defense attornies. |
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| Why is it important to secure a crime scene? |
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| When evidence is introduced at trial, each custodian can be called to tesify aout what hapened to the evidence while it waas in their possession. |
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| Why is a chain of custody important? |
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| Because without it the evidence it may not be allowed in (to evidence). |
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