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Goal of an Investigation |
Discover the truth. |
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Investigate |
carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of a circumstance so as to establish the truth. |
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Crime |
An act or omission in violation of penal law - an offense against the state. |
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Steps to a successful investigation |
1) obtaining medical aid for injured persons of applicable. 2) preserve the crime scene. (Secure the crime scene, protect the evidence) 3) Establish a perimeter. 4) investigation (what crime occurred, parties involved, suspect, and witnesses. Interview people who have information. Attempt to reconstruct crime scene. Collect and preserve evidence |
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Inference |
The process of reasoning or judgment, based on facts, from which other facts may be deduced. |
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Opinion |
A person belief. |
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Fact. |
Something known to be true. An action, event, circumstance, or actual thing done. |
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Inductive Reasoning |
Going from generalization or theory and establishing it by gathering specific facts. |
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Deductive Reasoning |
Going from the facts to reconstruct the crime. |
