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Lineup
LINEUP A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. In a police lineup, a witness to a crime, who may be the victim, observes a... Read more |
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Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 Arthur G. LeFrancois In the early 1950s, Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee led a committee of the U.S. Senate in investigating organized crime in the United States. The Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce concluded that... Read more |
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Crime reconstruction
Crime Scene Reconstruction The process of working out the sequence of events before, during, and after a crime is known as crime scene reconstruction. It is perhaps one of the aspects of forensic science that fascinates the public most, featuring in most police dramas. Reconstruction requires not... Read more |
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Connivance
CONNIVANCE The furtive consent of one person to cooperate with another in the commission of an unlawful act or crime—such as an employer's agreement not to withhold taxes from the sal... Read more |
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Criminal Procedure
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE The framework of laws and rules that govern the administration of justice in cases involving an individual who has been accused of a crime, beginning with the initial investigation of the crime and concluding either with the unconditional release of the accused by virtue of... Read more |
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Confiscate
CONFISCATE To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the police power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as insurrection during a time... Read more |
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Complainant
COMPLAINANT A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation... Read more |
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