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Please do NOT ask questions about potential jail sentences that you or your friends may receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer or a parole officer so questions about those subjects will be rejected. I am a police officer with 26 years experience. Can answer questions about crime, police procedure, investigations, criminal law, search and seizure, traffic offenses. Prefer not to answer questions on the death penalty. Please do not ask homework questions. Remember this. The law in every state is different so questions about laws that are specific to your state could be difficult to answer. I also cannot give you legal advice on what to do or not to do in court. I have worked with authors in the past and will be happy to review scenarios or plots with authors to check for believability or accuracy.
Experience in the area
Police officer with 26 years experience. Ten years in patrol and sixteen years in the detective bureau investigating every type of crime including murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, missing persons, etc, etc. Also taught at the police academy in areas such as constitutional law, search and seizure, and lineups.
Education/Credentials
B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Melissa | 11/04/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks, this is exactly what I wanted ..... |
| Dmitry Livshits | 10/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Prompt and courteous reply to my question ..... |
| Maggie | 10/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| brenda | 09/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| vlad | 09/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for your expert ..... |
Recent Answers from Jack Toomey
2009-11-04 DNA/Fingerprints, Etc.:
Melissa, I'd have to defer to someone else about the logistics of a wire case. Having never been involved in such a case I would not want to give you bad information. 4. That would depend on the
2009-11-02 DNA/Fingerprints, Etc.:
Head and/or public hair could be recovered from the victim. Saliva and semen could also be found in/or the victim. I have heard of cases where fingerprints have been lifted from dead bodies but never
2009-10-28 misunderstandings:
I have no idea what I told you in March but at any given time there are thousands of these investigations going on. Most of the time people are followed or observed for a short time and believe that
2009-10-28 misunderstandings:
Lissa, Although I am surprised that a marked police unit was being used in a drug surveillance it could be that is all the resources that they had at night. In a case like this they want to record
2009-10-28 Traffic violation question:
Dimitry, Wow. My state has nothing like that. In fact I have never heard of an online plea system. How soon after receiving the ticket did you check the database? In my state it used to take
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