General Knowledge
What does the acronym FBI stand for?
What are the files that many people want released?
Epstein Files
Who is the person who gets accused of committing a crime?
The defendant
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the process of taking a suspect into police custody?
An arrest
How many jurors are brought on for a court case?
12 jurors
What serial killer was known as the Killer Clown?
John Wayne Gacy
How many amendments are listed in the Constitution?
27 Amendments
What does CODIS stand for?
Combined DNA Index System
What is the official document, signed by a judge, that grants officers the ability to search and seize?
A warrant
Who presents the charges?
Prosecutor
Who was the Night Stalker, active in California in the 1980s?
Richard Ramirez
What is the name of an individual who is summoned to testify about what they know or saw?
A witness
What is a ballistics expert responsible for?
analyzing and interpreting firearm evidence
Probable Cause
What are the two components that make a crime?
Mens Rea and Actus Reus
Who hijacked a commercial airplane in 1971 and parachuted away with $200,000 in ransom money?
D.B. Cooper
What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee your right to?
Speedy and public trial
Which branch of science studies insects on decomposing bodies?
Forensic Entomology
What are the rights that an officer must inform a suspect of before questioning?
Miranda rights
What term refers to the unlawful killing of another human being without premeditation?
Manslaughter
What famous case involved a body found cut in half in Los Angeles in 1947?
Black Dahlia or Elizabeth Short
Which case upheld women's right to privacy and legalized abortion in 1973?
Roe v. Wade
What is the most common fingerprint pattern?
The loop
What is the type of search that occurs when an officer pats down a suspect for weapons?
Stop and frisk