1. Explain the importance of the Locard exchange principle as a justification for creating sound investigation policies.

2. What were the key findings of the RAND study? How were these similar to or different from those of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment?

3. What factors might influence an investigator's decision to pursue a follow-up investigation? How might this vary by crime scene? How might this vary based on the investigator's own personal characteristics?

4. Who is the prosecutor? How does the role of the prosecutor differ from the police? How might the relationship between prosecutors and police help or hinder an investigation?

5. What are the various approaches to offender profiling? How are they similar and different?