Mistakes In The Arson Investigation

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The fire department may have the arson investigator but it is not in their jurisdiction to enforce any laws pertaining to arson. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, also known as ATF, oversees the implementation of a punishment in accordance with the laws pertaining to arson (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives). One’s sentence, once convicted, is determined by how much the property costs and what the property is used for. The sentencing of the arsonist will occur in a court before a judge. Over the years, many mistakes have been made in these

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