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    which many challenge‚ the ruling and still protest today. The Miranda Warning is intended to protect the guilty as well as the innocent and should be protected at all costs. Without the law‚ many suspects may be treated unfairly. It is a necessary safeguard. Its intentions were to give suspects an informed choice between their freedom of speech‚ their right not to speak‚ but be silent‚ and the prevent statements being given in a non-voluntary nature. Since the law was imposed police policies

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    tools in the investigative process. Investigators use deception in the detecting process. This involves misleading criminals during the investigative and interrogative stages‚ to gather enough information about the crime that only the suspect would know to arrest the suspect‚ and then present the case to the court. There are three stages of deception‚ the investigation‚ then interrogation‚ and finally the testimonial. “Hard and fast rules limiting police conduct may challenge common sense‚ while the

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    his person. The suspect became uncooperative‚ rolled onto his back and began to kick at the officer. The suspect’s foot grazed Officer Cavanaugh’s head. The suspect then stood up and threw three to four punches in the direction of the officer’s face. One of Suspect Holguins’ punches grazed the officer’s head‚ leaving a visible injury. In self defense‚ the officer then took the suspect to the ground and the suspect hit his face on the concrete. The

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    criminal. In this project‚ I was to read three crimes that occurred and discuss what type of analysis I would use‚ clues to the different crimes that I could use to help identify the criminal‚ how the MO’s were similar and different‚ whether or not I suspect these crimes are tied together as a series‚ and what types of work products I would utilize to help identify the criminals. Upon reading these crime reports‚ I would use tactical analysis. Tactical analysis is used on a daily basis to look for

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    within the lineup. Research has found that identifying members of a different race is more difficult than those of one’s own race (Alley & Schultheis‚ 2001). It also suggests that bias occurs in low-similarity suspect-filler lineups (Fitzgerald‚ Price‚ Oriet‚ & Charman‚ 2013) and if the suspect has distinctive facial features (Carlson‚ 2011). These issues affect lineup construction and a biased lineup may result

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    Surveillance is key procedures in many cases‚ in this case however it was kind of a bust. The FBI were investigating every lead they had including putting potential suspects on twenty-four hour surveillance on the ground and in the air. None of their potential suspects were the actual bombers though so the surveillance turned out to be a huge waste of time‚ resources‚ and money. Surveillance can be a very boring procedure you can be setting around for hours waiting for the smallest thing to happen

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    what numbers are calculated‚ the fact remains that false confessions are a reality. Why would an innocent person confess to a crime that she did not commit? Are personal factors‚ such as age‚ education‚ and mental state‚ the primary reason for a suspect to confess? Are law enforcement officers and their interrogation techniques to blame for eliciting false confessions? Regardless of the stimuli that lead to false confessions‚ society and the justice system need to find a solution to prevent the

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    a valid search warrant‚ conduct a quick sweep of the apartment to account for all individuals inside‚ discovering the suspect in the living room reclining in a chair. The officers immediately handcuff the suspect‚ place him in an upright position‚ and explain the reason for being there. Then‚ the officers asked the suspect‚ "Is there anything we need to be aware of?" The suspect responds that a loaded semi-automatic pistol is under the bed in the master bedroom. Officers also find nearby‚ used drug

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    Delicti: Serial Killer in Long Island on the loose and cases still unsolved. Bodies of at least 10-14 Murdered victims associated with prostitution in dumped on the South side of Long Island and in some cases unidentified. Investigators believe the suspect is a resident of Long Island. Murders discovered over last 15 years and seem to be linked according to investigators. Investigators believe the murders are being done by one particular person. There are no known witnesses. Victimology: Six women

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    common practice used by police in order to obtain confessions from suspects‚ regardless of the amount of evidence the detectives have and regardless of guilt. This common technique involves several methods. The first‚ is to isolate the suspect in the interrogation room. Often times‚ this includes a period of waiting before the interrogator enters the room in order to increase anxiety levels. The next level includes accusing the suspect of the crime and then shutting down all claims of denial or innocence

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