Author Question: Unless the patrol officer is able to make an immediate, on-scene arrest, 12 essential questions need ... (Read 56 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Unless the patrol officer is able to make an immediate, on-scene arrest, 12 essential questions need direct answers to determine the solvability of the case. Based on the following facts, use the solvability factors identified in the text to answer the solvability question in this case:

A 32-year-old woman was physically assaulted by her live-in boyfriend. He used a lamp to strike the woman in the back of the head while she was attempting to escape his grasp during an argument. The man left the scene prior to police arriving.

A) Because there are no other witnesses, this case is not easily solvable. It is a he-said, she-said situation. Refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services and close the case.
B) The man has left the scene and his current whereabouts are unknown. Because of this, the case is not easily solvable. Keep the case open but suspend active investigation duties. Refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services.
C) This case is highly solvable. Collect statements and evidence, obtain an arrest warrant, document the scene and refer the woman to the domestic abuse shelter for counseling and services.
D) There is not enough information given in the scenario to determine the solvability of the case.

Question 2

Criminal investigations are conducted through the use of three different responses: reactive, proactive, and preventive. Which of the following crimes would normally require a reactive investigation?

A) Gambling
B) Loansharking
C) Prostitution.
D) Robbery