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    challenges when being an off-duty police officer. It is dangerous when police officers are dressed in civilian clothing in response to a crime around other police officers who do not know them‚ example‚ a shootout‚ which can cause death by lack of identification. There are times when police officers living in large cities‚ working in other precincts may not know each other‚ especially out of uniform. There are numerous agencies employ their police officers 24 hours a day‚ if a police officer sees another

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    The police department is important to our community. There are several departments and agencies designed to keep the people safe from drugs‚ homicide‚ armed robbery‚ rape‚ hate crimes‚ etc. There are various acts of violence that take place in America but the police are practicing safety precautions to keep our streets safe. In this paper‚ I will be addressing the various types of police agencies at local‚ state‚ and federal levels. I also will be addressing the roles and functions of police organizations

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    gun. On top of that‚ anyone could walk into a gun show without identification and buy a gun. The second amendment may have kept the US citizens safe in the 1700’s and 1800’s‚ but now it is outdated. The US needs to pass an amendment that limits the second amendment in order to improve gun safety in the US. Although the 2nd amendment was originally used for self defense against government

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    CJA Signature Assignment 1. Scenario: You are the first responding officer to a “dead body” call.  The body is located on a dirt road in a remote area that can be best described as “desert terrain.”  As you approach the crime scene in your patrol vehicle‚ you notice the body lying in the middle of the road.  Around the body are numerous large rocks and bushes.  You also notice the following in and around the crime scene: Footprints Tire tracks Personal belongings of the victim strewn about

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    ase United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit March 31‚ 2004 CHARLES R. FULBRUGE III Clerk UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff – Appellant‚ v. No. 03-30576 CURTIS L. WILLIAMS‚ Defendant – Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (D.C. NO. 03-30576) CASE SUMMARY In July of 2000 Curtis Williams was indicted by a grand jury in Williamson County‚ Texas for aggravated

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    marked for identification purposes? What should be avoided? When a bullet is retrieved‚ it is marked with the investigators’ initials at the tip or base. It is very important that the initials do not cover any striations that the bullet may have. Critical Thinking Questions 1. If you found a firearm at a crime scene‚ what steps would you take in order to transport the weapon to the lab? The first thing I would do is make sure the gun is unloaded. Then I’d mark the firearm for identification purposes

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    Amendment has brought many different ideas into America about firearm laws. Our founding fathers wrote this in the Bill of Rights under the Constitution. This Second Amendment allows for citizens of the United States to bear‚ obtain‚ or own‚ firearms such as handguns and/or long guns‚ at least that is what most Americans believe. Gun laws are scrutinized‚ then passed or rejected; this has been happening for decades. When it comes to firearms‚ America has some of the most lenient policies that lead

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    water surface features of natural jump regions have similarities and deviations from CHJ conditions and engineering analogues with respect to hydraulic characteristics. Several variations were observed in the hydraulic characteristics between the ballistic and sloping jets. Revised conceptual models based on idealized corollaries were developed for the natural jump regions based on upstream energy head relative to the downstream tailwater depth and step geometry. The DEMs highlight the importance of

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    www.defra.gov.uk Wildlife Crime: A guide to the use of forensic and specialist techniques in the investigation of wildlife crime March 2005 Wildlife Crime: A guide to the use of forensic and specialist techniques in the investigation of wildlife crime Department for Environment‚ Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Telephone 020 7238 6000 Website: www.defra.gov.uk © Crown copyright 2005 Copyright in the typographical arrangement and design rests

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    Nothing is more crucial to any investigation than the actions of the first officers on the scene and the actions they take regarding the preservation of the crime scene‚ detention of witnesses and an arrest if possible. The immediate objective of the first officers on the scene must be the safety of all parties involved and all else follows Crime scene preservation should be the most important step to any first responder. This protocol should continue to be followed by anyone who processes

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