Police Report
Which of the following should be included in a police officer's field notes?
date, time, location / victim id / property descriptions / all the above
All of the above
How old is the Texas State Fair?
135 years / 125 years / 115 years / 105 years
The Texas State Fair opened its gates in Dallas for the first time in 1886. Due to being canceled in 2020, it is celebrating its 136th year.
In order to preserve the integrity of their content, original crime scene digital photographic images should be transferred to and stored (without any alterations) to a device in order to create a:
master disk / storage drive / working copy / SD card
Master disk
How many "top" friends could you have on your Myspace page?
8 / 10 / 12
8
Which of the following methods is best for sketching an outdoor crime scene that does not have easily identifiable points of reference?
cross projection / baseline / coordinate / triangulation
triangulation method
When preparing the investigative report, it is essential that the investigator avoid including which of the following in the report?
details / excess info that may confuse the reader / investigative facts / dates & times
Excess info which may confuse the reader
The Red River Showdown is played at the Cotton Bowl every year during the fair. What two teams play in this game?
UT and OU
The principal requirement(s) of photograph admissibility is/are:
clarity & composition / color & angle / authentication & relevance / image comparison
authentication and relevance
Which NBC show forced contestants into dangerous challenges that made the audience’s skin crawl?
Fear Factor
A homicide scene includes a gunshot victim on the floor, two apparent bullet holes in the wall and apparent blood spatter on the wall, desk and telephone. Several fired handgun cartridge casings and a knife area also on the floor next to the body. Which crime scene measuring system would be best suited to most accurately document this scene?
triangulation / baseline / hybrid cross-base spectrum / cross-projection
Cross-projection method
The investigator's field notes should include the date and time of assignment to the case.
True or False
True
Does the State Fair coupons expire every year.
Yes or no
No, they never expire
Photos frequently convey information more accurately than does an officer's verbal explanation.
True or False
True
Which 2000s prank show was so popular that it entered our pop culture lexicon?
Punk'd
The finished sketch is simply a completed sketch drawn from information contained in photographs or from the drawer's memory.
True or False
False
Which of the following is the essential element of a police report?
hearsay info / investigative speculation / factuality / professional opinion
Factuality
What Job did Big Tex have before he was a cowboy for the State Fair?
Santa Clause in a small town
The primary stages of crime scene photographs are the:
longshot & close up / general, medium & close up / overall and detailed views / multiple perspectives
General, medium-range and close up views
Thanks to Napoleon Dynamite’s massive popularity, shirts with what saying flew off the shelves?
Vote for Pedro
Word choice in a report is not important as long as the prosecutor understands what was meant by a police officer.
True or False
False
Generally, when should police officers begin to take notes?
as soon as the officer gets called to the crime scene / immediately upon arrival at the crime scene / note taking is personal and best determined by each officer / after the first victim interview
As soon as an officer gets a call to the scene of a crime
This famous fair food made its debut at the fair in 1942
Corndog
Photographing the crime scene should be conducted:
when convenient / during daylight hours / in a timely fashion / after the crime scene sketch
in a timely fashion
Before the iPhone, what fruit-inspired brand had the most popular smartphone in the industry?
Blackberry
Artificial lighting of a crime scene may create shadows or washed out portions of a photo, causing:
loss of detail / blurred images / color changes / loss of perspective
loss of details