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[pbray]

Just finished studying for tomorrow night's exam. Review questions included such gems as:

Know agencies involved in terrorism investigations. Well here the alphabet list goes on forever--on the federal level it would probably be easier to list agencies that weren't involved in terrorism investigations.

Most common occupation for robbery victim? Taxi driver, followed by convenience store clerk.

Techniques for arson investigation. Lots of stuff on burn patterns, burn damage, testing for fire starting devices and accelerants, checking for financial motives, but much of the key advice boils down to: get experts to help you.

Understand Ponzi scheme and how to analyze it. Ah, the classic financial pyramid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Have I mentioned how much I'm going to miss this class when it's over?


Reading: Finished CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (9th edition) by Swanson, Chamelin, Territo and Taylor.

Comments

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Hey, I could answer the first two and the last one!

I might be able to guess at the third...

I'm sure you'll ace it.

Perhaps there's another class you can take next semester along the same lines?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Sadly this course is the only one offered at night. Everything else that looks interesting is offered during the day, and with my job I can't plan on attending a class that's taught during work hours. I even broadened my search to the other schools within driving distance that offer Criminal Justice degrees, but no luck.

Guess it's back to studying on my own, which is not nearly as fun as being in class.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Recognizing a Ponzi scheme doesn't help you a bit when it's named "Social Security"...

Good luck!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's the obsessive compulsive in me that's insisting on studying for this exam, since I'm auditing the class so my exam scores are simply an indulgence.

That said, I'll be deeply disappointed if I don't score another A+.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Shame there are no other classes.

Perhaps it's time now for something completely different.