Chapter 5 cont.d 2 Flashcards
1
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Detective
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Primary police investigator of crimes.
2
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Aggressive investigation strategies
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Officers pose as a fence or someone who is involved in a criminal activity so as to lure the real suspect.
3
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CI- Confidential Informant
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A human source for police who provides information concerning an illegal activity in which he or she is involved.
4
Q
The length of time before a case becomes cold varies from?
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Department to department
5
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Clearance rate
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A comparison of the number of crimes cleared by arrest and prosecution with the number of crimes reported during any given period.
6
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Cold case
A
A criminal investigation that has not been solved after a certain amount of time.
