Discuss the difference between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

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Discuss the difference between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning and why that is important to the development of Criminal Investigation.

Historic biological explanations of crime included physical features.

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Historic biological explanations of crime included physical features. Why did these explanations fall out of
favor? What biological explanations replaced them and why?

Do you think that this difference in perception has an impact on how the criminal justice system treats majority vs. minority groups?

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Do you think that this difference in perception has an impact on how the criminal justice system treats majority vs. minority groups?

What impact does the jury system have on the rest of the criminal justice system?

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What impact does the jury system have on the rest of the criminal justice system? How would criminal justice function differently if defendants had no right to a trial by a jury of their peers, which is the situation in virtually all the non-common law nations of the world?

What are the benefits of using all three forms of visual documentation (sketch, photo, and video) for a crime scene?

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What are the benefits of using all three forms of visual documentation (sketch, photo, and video) for a crime scene?

Explain the difference between traditional media relations and strategic communications

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Explain the difference between traditional media relations and strategic communications.  If you were a police executive, how would you use social media?

Discuss four reasons why police officers tend to resist organizational change

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Discuss four reasons why police officers tend to resist organizational change.  Which obstacle do you believe is the most serious?  How would you attempt to overcome this obstacle?

Describe some of the reasons for the failure of the Basque nationalist group ETA to achieve a separate state/homeland within Spain

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Describe some of the reasons for the failure of the Basque nationalist group ETA to achieve a separate state/homeland within Spain. How have the methods they employed failed to win support for their goals?

Explanation of fiparity in sentencing;

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Explanation of fiparity in sentencing; A! Some say that the evidence is not there to say that the disparity in sentencing may not be racially motivated. What are the alternative explanations we covered in this unit?