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linkage blindness  

Definition

  • Law enforcement investigators sometimes do not see or are prevented from seeing beyond their own jurisdictional responsibilities. The officer's responsibility usually stops at the boundary of the jurisdiction except when hot pursuit is necessary. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Linkage Blindness]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GM2S5HBR-F

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