Criminal Justice
Played by Kevin James, ____ is the best mall cop in all of New Jersey.
Who is Paul Blart?
These are the three possible patterns of a fingerprint.
Who was the American serial killer known as the “Night Stalker”?
Who was Richard Ramirez?
A man in a car saw a Golden Door, Silver Door and a Bronze Door. What door did he open first?
The car door.
What is the name of our mascot?
Who is Seymour d'Campus?
An interdisciplinary academic field of study devoted to developing insight into the nature and extent of crime based on the use of the scientific method.
What is criminology?
What is a shotgun?
What was the name of the American murderer and cult leader who orchestrated the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969?
Who was Charles Manson?
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
He was walking, not driving.
Who is the current president of USM?
Who is Dr. Joe Paul?
This type of trial allows you to waive your right to a jury and appear only before a judge.
What is a bench trial?
This theory states that "every contact leaves behind a trace".
What is Locard's Exchange Principle?
The first female serial killer in the United States.
Who was Aileen Wuornos?
Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?
There was the father, his son, and his son's son. This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons.
List the 5 names our school has been called through its history.
Mississippi Normal College, State Teachers College, Mississippi State Teachers College, Mississippi Southern College, & the University of Southern Mississippi
This is an official list of people believed to have lied under oath in the court of law. (Being on this list destroys your credibility)
What is the Brady List?
This man was the first person ever to perform a successful DNA analysis! (We talked about this in Dr. Bala's FSC 141 class last semester)
Who is Sir Alec Jeffreys?
In what year did the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial take place?
When is 1995?
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
Who was the first President of USM?
Who was Joseph Anderson Cook?
This landmark Supreme Court case called for the enactment of the fleeing felon doctrine in 1985.
What is Tennessee v Garner?
List 4 forensic databases and the type of information stored in each. (You may list abbreviations)
CODIS- DNA/Biological evidence
IAFIS/AFIS/NGI- Fingerprints
NIBIN- Firearms
IBIS- Ballistics
NamUs- Missing persons
PDQ- Paint chips
Who was the first woman executed by electric chair in the United States?
Who was Martha Place?
A couple went on holiday for three weeks. They carefully locked their house, and had a neighbor check on the place while they were gone. When they returned, the wife was distressed to learn that, because of a power failure, she had lost all her fine jewelry. She had hidden the jewelry in what she thought was a very safe place. She was not robbed. Her jewelry was lost by accident. Why?
The wife had hidden her best jewelry inside her freezer in a bag among all the frozen food. Because of a general power failure, the freezer had gone off. A friendly neighbor (who had a key in order to water the plants) had tried to be helpful by throwing out all the bad food and with it went the jewelry.
How many bowl games has the USM football team won since its creation in 1912?
What is 12 bowl games? (We've been to 27 total bowl games... that's a 12-15 win-loss ratio)