Chapter 1
The Criminal Justice System consists of four parts. Name them
law enforcement/police-Courts-Corrections-Victim Services
1. Securing the crime scene is a major responsibility of the:
A. Dispatchers
B. Forensic Specialists
C. First Officer(s) on Scene
D. Field Supervisor
C. First Officer(s) on Scene
1. Photographs should be taken:
A. Before Officers Leave the Scene
B. Only After the Investigators Complete a Crime Scene Sketch
C. Before Tending to Emergencies, to show the “true” Scene as Officers Found it
D. Before Anything is Disturbed
D. Before Anything is Disturbed
Specific conditions that must occur for an act to be called a specific
kind of crime, are known as: ___________ __ _ ______.
Elements of a crime
1. Crime Mapping focuses on:
A. Hot spots where crime occurs.
B. Developing leads through the use of city maps and districts
C. The use of maps to direct officers to the scene.
D. Triangulating cell phone usage with criminal activity.
A. Hot spots where crime occurs.
1. Which term describes a logical process in which a conclusion follows from specific facts?
A. Deductive Reasoning
B. Minutiae
C. Locard’s Principle of Exchange
D. Latent Investigation
A. Deductive Reasoning
1. Which are permanent written records of the facts of a case to be used in further investigation, in writing reports, and in prosecuting the case?
A. Field Notes
B. Tape Recordings
C. Investigative Notes
D. Stenographer Notes
C. Investigative Notes
1. Photographs should be taken in the following order:
A. specific objects, specific area, and general area.
B. specific area, general area, and specific objects.
C. general area, specific area, and specific objects.
D. micro to macro in all cases.
C. general area, specific area, and specific objects.
Basic forensic theory that objects that come in contact with each other
always transfer material, however minute, to each other is referred to as? _______ __________ __ ________. The type of evidence left at a crime scene is now referred to as _____ _________
Locard’s Principle of Exchange
and that evidence is now referred to as:
Trace evidence
1. According to the text, most cases that are lost are lost during which part of the investigation?
A. In the 1st hour
B. Before the 911 call is ever made
C. In the forensic lab
D. When witnesses recant testimony
A. In the 1st hour
1. Because definitions of crimes and their penalties vary considerably depending on where they occur, investigators must be familiar with:
A. Local Ordinances, County Ordinances, and Federal/State Statutes
B. Zoning Laws
C. Geographical Boundaries of the Local Area
D. Penalties
A. Local Ordinances, County Ordinances, and Federal/State Statutes
1. One of the disadvantages of photographs is that they:
A. Can be Taken Immediately and Thus the Crime Scene Processors have not Prepared the Scene.
B. Do Not Show Actual Distances
C. Are Not Admissible Into Court
D. Are Only Allowed Into Court
B. Do Not Show Actual Distances
Crime that is reported to local law enforcement is gathered through the Uniform Crime Reporting system (UCR) and submitted to the FBI. Crime rates are established with this information. There is one problem however, many crimes are not reported. That crime is referred to as the ______ ______ __ _____.
dark figure of crime
Characteristic way a criminal commits a specific type of crime.
MO
1. Medical examiners and coroners (ME/C) have the authority to investigate deaths and determine whether they were:
A. Natural
B. Accidental
C. The results of a criminal act
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
1. A criminal’s modus operandi involves the details of:
A. A Criminal’s Multiple Ordinance Violations
B. How, When, and Where a Criminal Usually Operates
C. A Multiple Regression Analysis to Determine the Suspect’s Operating Methods
D. A Criminal’s Motive and Opportunity
B. How, When, and Where a Criminal Usually Operates
The acronym for the Uniform Crime Report is: ____
UCR
There are six (6) types of crime identified in our text book as well as in the lecture and PowerPoint....name 4 of them.
1) Violent Crime 2) Property Crime 3) Public Order Crime 4) White-Collar Crime 5) Organized Crime 6) High-Tech Crime.
Photographs of those who have been taken into custody and booked are called ___ _____
A. Mug Shots
1. It is more difficult to expand the perimeter of a crime scene than it is to make the crime scene smaller.
A. True
B. False
A. True
1. A logical process of investigation includes:
A. Delegating Assigned Tasks, Deciding Who Completes the Initial Investigation, and then Turning the Work Over to the Supervisor.
B. Interrogating Witnesses, Taking Numerous Photos at the Scene of the Crime, Interviewing the Suspect, and Taking Accurate Notes of the Process.
C. Obtaining Physical Evidence Legally, Effectively Interviewing Witnesses, Legally and Effectively Interrogating Suspects, Thoroughly Developing Leads, and Recording all Detail.
D. Developing, Arresting, and Prosecuting a Suspect.
C. Obtaining Physical Evidence Legally, Effectively Interviewing Witnesses, Legally and Effectively Interrogating Suspects, Thoroughly Developing Leads, and Recording all Detail.
1. Record all information that helps answer the questions:
A. Who? What? Which? When? How? and Why?
B. Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why
C. Which? When? Why? Where? and How many?
D. Why? When? and Why or Why Not?
B. Who? What? Where? When? How? and Why
A person who searches for, collects and preserves physical evidence in
the investigations of crime and suspected criminals; also called a crime scene
technician, examiner or investigator is also known as a? ______________
Criminalist
C. Res Gestae
A. True
B. False