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1150 Degrees Fahrenheit
Definition
aluminum melts & steel sags. (usually where fire starts)
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Spontaneous Combustion
Definition
(oxidation + fermentation)Ignition of a substance, such as oily rags or hay, caused by a localized heat-increasing reaction between the oxidant and the fuel and not involving addition of heat from an outside source.
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Alligatoring
Definition
the wood is charred, looks like an alligator skin. (hottest part of the fire a possible origin)
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Crazing
Definition
usally done to glass, 1100* glass begins to crack, long irregular wide appart means a slow burn.
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Spalding
Definition
when bricks discolor high intense heat.
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Trailers
Definition
when you make a fire trial
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Diesel FUel
Definition
the worst accelerate, slow burns
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Kerosene, Gasoline,Lighter Fluid, Alcohol
Definition
burns fast, great acelerate
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Reasons people start fires
Definition
insurance, vandalism, cover up a crime scene, sexual gradification, grudge, pyromania.
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Dr. Richard Stienmetz
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Pam Basu
Definition
savage, Maryland- death was a catalyst for making murdering while robbing a federal capital offense.
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Arson 1st
Definition
some one who intentionally damages a building or bridge by stetting or maintaining a fire or explosion or some one is in that bulding. {class A}
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Arson 2nd
Definition
intentionally setting fires in a jail
(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the second degree if he intentionally damages a building by starting or maintaining a fire or causing an explosion.

(b) A person does not commit a crime under subsection (a) if:

(1) No person other than himself has a possessory or proprietary interest in the building damaged; or if other persons have those interests, all of them consented to his conduct; and

(2) His sole intent was to destroy or damage the building for a lawful and proper purpose.

(c) The burden of injecting the issue of justification in subsection (b) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.

(d) A person commits the crime of arson in the second degree if he intentionally starts or maintains a fire or causes an explosion which damages property in a detention facility or a penal facility, as defined in Section 13A-10-30, with reckless disregard (because of the nature or extent of the damage caused or which would have been caused but for the intervention of others) for the safety of others.
(e) Arson in the second degree is a Class B felony
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Arson 3rd
Definition
when someone recklessly sets a fire and damages a bulding.
(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the third degree if he recklessly damages a building by a fire or an explosion.

(b) A person does not commit a crime under this section if no person other than himself has a possessory or proprietary interest in the damaged building.

(c) The burden of injecting the issue of justification in subsection (b) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.

(d) Arson in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Criminal Mischief 1st
Definition
someone has the intent to damage property & has no say so or it has a property interest (file damage)more than 2,500 class c felony
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Criminal Mischief 2nd
Definition
someone has the intent to damage property & has no say so or it has a property interest (file damage) 500-2,500. class a misdemeanor.
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Criminal Mischief 3rd
Definition
someone has the intent to damage property & has no say so or it has a property interest (file damage) under 500. class b misdemeanor
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pedophiles
Definition
adult experiences a sexual preference for prepubescent children.
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Situational child molesters
Definition
abuses children for reasons other than genuine sexual attraction. situational child molester, no sexual preference, usally parents or relatives.once in a life time, long-term, usuall small number of victims, stress or insecurity, large in number
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Preferential Child Molesters
Definition
definite sexual preference for children,fantasies and erotic imagery, engage w/ sex w/ the young b/c they r sexually attracted, large number of victims, fewer in number, high risk activities to seduce their victims
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lack of consent definitions
13a-6-70
Definition
(a) Whether or not specifically stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this article, with the exception of subdivision (a)(3) of Section 13A-6-65, that the sexual act was committed without consent of the victim.

(b) Lack of consent results from:

(1) Forcible compulsion; or

(2) Incapacity to consent; or

(3) If the offense charged is sexual abuse, any circumstances, in addition to forcible compulsion or incapacity to consent, in which the victim does not expressly or impliedly acquiesce in the actor's conduct.

(c) A person is deemed incapable of consent if he is:

(1) Less than 16 years old; or

(2) Mentally defective; or

(3) Mentally incapacitated; or

(4) Physically helpless.
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sexual ABuse 1st degree
13a-6-66
Definition
(1) He subjects another person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion; or

(2) He subjects another person to sexual contact who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or

(3) He, being 16 years old or older, subjects another person to sexual contact who is less than 12 years old.
(b) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class C felony.
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Sexual Abuse 2nd
13a-6-67
Definition
(1) He subjects another person to sexual contact who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than 16 years old; or

(2) He, being 19 years old or older, subjects another person to sexual contact who is less than 16 years old, but more than 12 years old.

(b) Sexual abuse in second degree is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if a person commits a second or subsequent offense of sexual abuse in the second degree within one year of another sexual offense, the offense is a Class C felony.
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Indecent Exposure
13a-6-68
Definition
(a) A person commits the crime of indecent exposure if, with intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire of himself or of any person other than his spouse, he exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm in any public place or on the private premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises.
(b) Indecent exposure is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Enticing child to enter the vehicle, house etc. for Immoral Purposes
13a-6-69
Definition
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person with lascivious intent to entice, allure, persuade, or invite, or attempt to entice, allure, persuade, or invite, any child under 16 years of age to enter any vehicle, room, house, office, or other place for the purpose of proposing to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse or an act which constitutes the offense of sodomy or for the purpose of proposing the fondling or feeling of the sexual or genital parts of such child or the breast of such child, or for the purpose of committing an aggravated assault on such child, or for the purpose of proposing that such child fondle or feel the sexual or genital parts of such person.
(b) A violation of this section is a Class C felony.
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Assault in the first degree
Definition
(1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes serious physical injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or

(2) With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently, or to destroy, amputate or disable permanently a member or organ of his body, he causes such an injury to any person; or

(3) Under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to any person; or

(4) In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of arson in the first degree, burglary in the first or second degree, escape in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, rape in the first degree, robbery in any degree, sodomy in the first degree or any other felony clearly dangerous to human life, or of immediate flight therefrom, he causes a serious physical injury to another person; or

(5) While driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance or any combination thereof in violation of Section 32-5A-191 he causes serious bodily injury to the person of another with a motor vehicle.
(b) Assault in the first degree is a Class B felony.
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Assault 2nd degree
Definition
(1) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he or she causes serious physical injury to any person.

(2) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he or she causes physical injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.

(3) He or she recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.

(4) With intent to prevent a peace officer, as defined in Section 36-21-60, or emergency medical personnel or a firefighter from performing a lawful duty, he or she intends to cause physical injury and he or she causes physical injury to any person.

(5) With intent to cause physical injury to a teacher or to an employee of a public educational institution during or as a result of the performance of his or her duty, he or she causes physical injury to any person.

(6) For a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment, he or she intentionally causes stupor, unconsciousness, or other physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering to him or her, without his or her consent, a drug, substance or preparation capable of producing the intended harm.
(b) Assault in the second degree is a Class C felony.
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Assault 3rd degree
Definition
(1) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes physical injury to any person; or

(2) He recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or

(3) With criminal negligence he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or

(4) With intent to prevent a peace officer from performing a lawful duty, he causes physical injury to any person.
(b) Assault in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Cocaine Cowboys- Miami, FL
Definition
Names given to guys to home invade &drugs were involved.
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Carjacking, Detroit, MI
Definition
started here, Pam Basu
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robberies
Definition
50% of robberies occur in open location, 90% are alone & within miles of their home, carjacking is a robbery.
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situational Stereotyping
Definition
Based on past situations, stereotyping in which an officer expects that the situation at a particular location will always be the same; increases the officer's vulnerability
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Action Stereotyping
Definition
Based on typical actions, stereotyping in which an officer expects that a certain type of event will unfold in a particular way; can result in the officer's failure to see the event the way it actually occurs.
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Ambush
Definition
robbery that involves virtually no planning and depends on surprise and the use of force against victims; usually produces a small score.
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selective raid
Definition
A robbery that involves a minimal amount of casual planning and may be repeated several times in rapid succession; generates a low to moderate score.
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Planned Operation
Definition
A robbery that involves careful planning and no planned use of force; has less likelihood of apprehension and generates a large score
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theft 1st degree
Definition
(a) The theft of property which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in value, or property of any value taken from the person of another, constitutes theft of property in the first degree. (b) The theft of a motor vehicle, regardless of its value, constitutes theft of property in the first degree. (c) Theft of property is a Class B felony
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average dollars lost in robberies nation wide
Definition
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AMber Haggerman
Definition
amber alert Americas missing broadcasting emergency response, went riding on her bike in Arlington, TX and got raped and murdered
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Polly klaas
Definition
peteluma, California. Richard Allen Davis took her, a known sex predator, laws were passed so all the info goes out. Three Strikes law
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Richard Allen Davis
Definition
3 strikes law, Polly Klaas, sex offender who violated his parole.
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Elizabeth Smart
Definition
Utah teen who returned safely from her 2002 kidnapping for 9 r 10 months, kidnapped by Brian David Mitchelle said she was his wife, Wanda Barzee was his wife.
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JohnBennet Ramsey
Definition
john mark karr confessed to her murder, but didn't commit.
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Megan Kanka
Definition
killed n raped by Jesse Timendequas got death penalty its did away though,passed Megan's Law, they; people that there is a child predator in the area.
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Jessica Lunsford
Definition
registered sex offender who came to visit, they found her body in a plasticbag. the family members kew she was there for days. john cuey
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community protection act of 1990
Definition
jeb bush wanted a minimum of 25 to life for child sex predators, also decide if past sex predators need more rehabilitation for their sentence.
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Federal Sex Offender ACT 1994
Definition
Jacob Wetterling Act created a national sex offender registry.
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NCME
Definition
john walsh and Noreen Gosch 1984 response to adam walsh, their was no medium if your child was missing you could check, they developed a new state funded program, a new reporting system
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