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  1. Define "investigator."
  2. Define the most fundamental purpose of investigation.
  3. State four additional objectives of the investigative process.
  4. Explain the importance of the Bow Street Runners.
  5. Discuss the contribution of Sir Robert Peel's reform to early policing in the United States.
  6. Explain the history and contributions of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
  7. Identify the first major federal investigative agencies and their responsibilities.
  8. Explain the Supreme Court's "due process revolution" and its impact on policing.
  9. Discuss Bertillon's method of anthropometry.
  10. Summarize the historical development of fingerprint identification.
  11. Explain the concept and practice of DNA typing.
  12. Outline the milestones in the development of firearms identification.







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