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Criminal investigation- The art and science 8th edition Flashcards

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4735846693Constables originated inLondon from 1253 to 18290
4735846694Bow street runnersIn the 1750's. First well known investigative body in England employed by Mr. Fieldings to help him thwart crime.1
4735846695Eugene-Francois VidocqThe father of criminal investigation2
4735915109London "bobbies"First paid full time police officers. About 1000 officers.3
4735915110Bertillon systemPersonal identification system based on human body, skeletal size, ear and Adam's apple shape, and eye color.4
4735915111William J. Herschel and Henry FauldsEnglishman credited with finger printing technique. Refined by Sir Francis Galton and adopted by the Scotland Yard in 19015
4735915112The Scotland YardNeither in Scotland, nor in a yard, it's known as the headquarters of the London Metro Police. Doesn't serve the city, only the greater London area.6
4735915113Sir Robert PeelCreated the Lindon Police Force in 18297
4735915114CIDCriminal Investigation Department8
4735915115Britain's "Bloody Sunday"November 13th, 1887. 2000 Police disrupted a meeting organized by the Democratic Federation, leading to over 100 dead.9
4735915116First police forces in the U.SBoston-1837, New York-1844, and Philadelphia-185410
4735915117The Texas RangersEstablished before Texas became an official state. Oldest state law enforcement body in the U.S. Created by Stephen F. Austin in 1823 and headed by Cpt. Morris.11
4735915118Pinkerton Nat'l Detective AgencyFounded by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. 1st of its kind in the U.S.12
4735915119Rogues' galleryCreated by Allan Pinkerton, a compilation of descriptions, M.O's, hiding places and names of associates of known criminals.13
4735915120Creation of the FBIJohn Edgar Hoover in 1907. Was the first director of the FBI.14
4735915121SerologyStudy of human blood stains and the ability to tell them from the blood of other animals.15
4743907093The RAND corp. studyInvestigated index or high level offenses. Murder, robbery, rape16
4743907094The PERF studyInvestigated low level crimes. Burglary. Etc.17
4743907095The objectives of criminal investigation-Detect crime -Locate and identify suspects in crimes -Locate, document, and preserve evidence in crimes -Arrest suspects in crimes -Recover stolen property -Prepare sound criminal cases for prosecution18
4743907096Inductive reasoningBottom up logic. A general conclusion19
4743907097Deductive reaoningTop down logic. Conclusions based on multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true20
4743907098AbductionThe process of proposing a likely explanation for an event that must then be tested21
4751305288Belief perserverancePlacing more weight on evidence that supports hypothesis's rather than on clues or evidence that weakens it.22
4751305289HueristicsRules of thumb that substitute simple questions for more complex ones.23
4751305290AnchoringRefers to the strong influence of the starting point or first approximation on the final estimate24

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