Law Enforcement
Criminal Justice in Pop Culture
Serial Killers
Crime Scene Investigation
CPACS
100

This federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing controlled substance laws in the U.S.

What is the DEA?

100

This TV show follows Dexter Morgan, a forensic analyst who moonlights as a serial killer.

What is Dexter?

100

This cannibalistic serial killer was nicknamed the “Milwaukee Cannibal.”

Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?

100

This famous TV show franchise boosted public interest in forensic science.

What is CSI?

100

What campuses is the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice split between?

What are UNL and UNO?

200

“Miranda rights” must be read when a suspect is both in custody and being ______.

What is interrogated?

200

“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups…” is the opening line of this show.

What is Law & Order?

200

This Chicago serial killer was known as the “Killer Clown.”

Who is John Wayne Gacy?

200

The first step in processing a crime scene is to do this.

What is secure the scene?

200

Name the course name for CRIM 101.

What is Survey of Criminal Justice?

300

The federal agency created after 9/11 to protect against terrorism.

What is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?

300

This cult-classic film features Tyler Durden and explores themes of terrorism and chaos.

What is Fight Club?

300

The “Zodiac Killer” terrorized this U.S. state in the late 1960s.

What is California?

300

These are the three main fingerprint patterns.

What are loops, whorls, and arches?

300

What two study abroad location opportunities are offered?

What are Singapore and London?

400

The first modern police force was established in this city in 1829.

What is London?

400

This Netflix docuseries about Steven Avery raised questions about wrongful convictions.

What is Making a Murderer?

400

This cult leader ordered murders carried out by his “family” in the 1960s.

Who is Charles Manson?

400

The time of death estimate is often determined by measuring this.

What is body temperature (algor mortis)?

400

Name five CPACS/SCCJ professors or instructors. 

Who are...?

500

This policing strategy, popularized in the 1990s, focused on cracking down on minor offenses to prevent major crimes.

What is Broken Windows?

500

The FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit inspired this Netflix show about early profiling.

What is Mindhunter?

500

This “Butcher of Plainfield” inspired the fictional characters Norman Bates and Leatherface.

Who is Ed Gein?

500

DNA evidence was first used in a criminal case in this decade.

What are the 1980s?

500

The College of Public Affairs and Community Service was established in this year.

What is 1973?

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