thief catchers
recruited from the riffraff of the streets, to aid law enforcement in finding criminals
two classes of thief catchers
hirelings, social climbers
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Bertillion System - ANSWER-based on the idea that certain aspects of the human body
such as skeletal size, ear shaping, and eye color remained the same after a person
reached full physical maturity
Texas rangers - ANSWER-oldest state law enforcement body in the US
Sir Robert Peel - ANSWER-first modern police force in London in 1829, "bobbies"
recommendations of the rand study - ANSWER-coordinate closely with the prosecution
office, patrol officers afforded greater responsibilities, increase forensic resources
heuristics - ANSWER-rule of thumb
anchoring - ANSWER-refers to the strong influence of the starting point.
tunnel vision - ANSWER-develops when the investigator focuses on a limited range of
alternatives
, availability - ANSWER-refers to the ease with which previous examples come to mind
reactive response - ANSWER-addresses crimes that have already occurred
preventive response - ANSWER-prevention through deterrence is sometimes achieved
by arresting the criminal and by aggressive prosecution
corpus delicti - ANSWER-1. facts proving that a crime has been committed (pry marks
on a door jam)
associative evidence - ANSWER-links a suspect with a crime such as fingerprints,
footprints and blood stains
indoor crime scene search - ANSWER-quadrant or zone search
outdoor crime scene search - ANSWER-grid
searching methods - ANSWER-spiral, grid, quadrant or zone and strip or line
passive stains - ANSWER-include drops, flows, and pools and typically result from
gravity acting on an injured body
impact stains - ANSWER-blood projecting through the air. spatter
castoff - ANSWER-object is swing in a arc flings blood
forensic odontology - ANSWER-bite mark evidence
forensic botany - ANSWER-plant life
best evidence rule - ANSWER-cheadle v barwell 1933- the original notes must be
provided in court
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