Deck 14: Computers Technology And Criminalistics In Policing

Question 1

The latest in night vision technology includes infrared (IR)technology and thermal imaging (TI).This technology requires no light at all to see objects in total darkness.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Mitochondrial DNA is more useful for identification than nuclear DNA.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Composite sketches of suspects can be prepared by computers without the assistance of a police artist.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

DNA collection needs to improve because crime labs are ill-equipped to deal with the influx of DNA samples.

Question 5

Because computer-aided investigation systems have not proven to be very effective in the criminal investigation process,they are being abandoned by many police departments in the United States.

Question 6

Lasers can be used to lift fingerprints from surfaces that often defy traditional powder or chemical techniques,including glass,paper,cardboard,rubber,wood,plastic,leather,and even human skin.

Question 7

The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP)is maintained by DHS.

Question 8

Police officers with in-car data access technology make more than eight times as many inquiries on driving records,vehicle registrations,and wanted persons or property per 8-hour shift than do officers without in-car computers.

Question 9

It is impossible to change one's fingerprints.

Question 10

ViCAP contains information on unsolved burglaries.

Question 11

Automated fingerprint identification systems began to be developed in the 1980s.

Question 12

The domestic use of drones,and even their consideration of use,has become the subject of national debate,including filibuster in the U.S.Senate.

Question 13

Age-progression photographs are prepared by forensic artists rather than computers.

Question 14

The BlackBerry can be loaded with specialized law enforcement programs allowing the user to query the NCIC database as well as other state and motor vehicle department databases.

Question 15

The first police department with a computer system (in 1964)was:

A) New York City .
B) San Francisco.
C) ​Los Angeles.
D) ​St.Louis.

Question 16

Less-than-lethal technology is the perfect weapon available that will immediately stop unlawful resistance and will cause absolutely no harm to the receiver.

Question 17

There are six classifications of fingerprints.

Question 18

PCR-STR procedures for the analysis of DNA evidence allow samples that have degraded or broken down to be analyzed.

Question 19

Computers have not yet been used for patrol allocation operations.

Question 20

Today,computerization is suitable for:

A) ​only police departments serving cities with a population of one million citizens or more.
B) ​only police departments serving cities with a population of 100,000 or more.
C) ​any police department,regardless of size.
D) ​organizations such as businesses,not police departments.

Question 21

The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP)database contains information on:

A) ​persons arrested for violent crime.
B) ​persons wanted for violent crime.
C) ​victims of violent crime.
D) ​unsolved homicides.

Question 22

The computer database used by Washington State investigators to analyze characteristics of murders and sexual offenses is called:

A) ​CATCH
B) ​HITS/SMART
C) ​HOLMES
D) ​SHERLOCK

Question 23

The computerized mug shot database created by the New York City Police Department and used to investigate robberies is called:

A) ​CATCH
B) ​HITS/SMART
C) ​HOLMES
D) ​SHERLOCK

Question 24

The computer-aided investigation system developed for British investigators is called:

A) ​CATCH
B) ​HITS/SMART
C) ​HOLMES
D) ​SHERLOCK

Question 25

.Which of the following is not one of the major issues involved in patrol allocation?

A) ​determining which officer to assign to each beat
B) ​determining the number of patrol units needed in each precinct,at each time of the day,and for each day of the week
C) ​designing patrol beats
D) ​developing policies to dispatch and redeploy patrol units

Question 26

In 2009,the National Academy of Sciences issued a 328-page report,Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward.The report found serious problems with:

A) ​much of the evidence collected by patrol officers at crime scenes.
B) ​genetic profiling.
C) ​much of the work performed by crime laboratories in the United States.
D) ​expired certifications of forensic examiners.

Question 27

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)collects and retrieves data about:

A) ​persons wanted for crimes anywhere in the United States.
B) ​stolen and lost property.
C) ​criminal history files.
D) ​all of these choices

Question 28

Those systems that provide information needed for supervisory,allocation,strategic,tactical,policy,and administrative decisions are:

A) ​administrative information systems.
B) ​integrative information systems.
C) ​automated administrative systems.
D) ​management information systems.

Question 29

Live Scan is a(n) scanning system.

A) ​ink and
B) ​optical fingerprint
C) ​retinal
D) ​data entry

Question 30

The use of the Taser was upheld in court in:

A) ​Nolte v.United States
B) ​King v.Taser,Inc.
C) ​Michenfelder v.Sumner.
D) ​Scott v.Maryland.

Question 31

In using the computerized database referred to as CATCH,detectives feed in the suspect's:

A) ​description and last-known location.
B) ​description and modus operandi.
C) ​fingerprints and last-known location.
D) ​photograph and method of operation.

Question 32

.Enhanced 911 or enhanced CAD utilizes mobile digital terminals (MDTs).Which of the following is nota benefit provided by these systems?

A) ​direct interface between the patrol unit and local,county,state,and federal criminal justice information system computers
B) ​dramatic increase in response time
C) ​elimination of responses to non-life-threatening emergency calls
D) ​better coordination of all emergency agencies,since their movements can be monitored visually by both officers at the scene and dispatchers

Question 33

​​ can be used to lift prints from surfaces that often defy traditional powder or chemical techniques,including glass,paper,cardboard,rubber,wood,and even human skin.

A) ​Microchips
B) ​Robotics
C) ​X-rays
D) ​Lasers

Question 34

Fingerprint ridge impressions left on a soft material such as putty,wax,soap,or dust are called:

A) ​plastic prints.
B) ​latent prints.
C) ​acoustic prints.
D) ​seated prints.

Question 35

Marks made by fingers touching a surface after the ridges have been in contact with a colored material such as blood,paint,grease,or ink are called:

A) ​visible prints.
B) ​latent prints.
C) ​plastic prints.
D) ​acoustic prints.

Question 36

Mug shot is a system of digitizing a picture and storing its image on a computer so that it can be retrieved at a later time.

A) ​digitizing
B) ​storing
C) ​imaging
D) ​xeroxing

Question 37

The 911 emergency telephone number system was introduced by AT&T in:

A) ​1968
B) ​1945
C) ​1973
D) ​1986

Question 38

Which of the following systems have not increased the ability of departments to control and monitor their patrol functions through the CAD and MDT?

A) ​GPS
B) ​GIS
C) ​AVL
D) ​ADP

Question 39

The NCIC is operated by the:

A) ​Secret Service.
B) ​U.S.Marshals Service.
C) ​Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D) National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Question 40

Which of the following is nota nonlethal weapon being used by the police today?

A) ​chemical sprays
B) ​irritant sprays
C) ​Tasers
D) ​lasers

Question 41

NCIC stands for __________.

Question 42

Thermal imaging is a form of:

A) ​radio communication.
B) ​oleoresin capsicum.
C) ​infrared technology.
D) ​computer database programming.

Question 43

Handwriting analysis is performed by the section of the crime lab.

Question 44

Deoxyribonucleic acid is otherwise known as:

A) ​DMA.
B) ​DEA.
C) ​DYA.
D) ​DNA.

Question 45

__________are devices put into police vehicles that allow the electronic transmission of messages between the police dispatcher and the officers in the field.

Question 46

What is used in the examination of blood,semen,and other body fluids?

A) ​ballistics
B) ​serology
C) ​criminalistics
D) ​chemistry

Question 47

The examination of skeletal remains is called forensic:

A) ​toxicology
B) ​pathology
C) ​physical anthropology
D) ​odontology

Question 48

The examination of dead bodies is called forensic:

A) ​toxicology.
B) ​pathology.
C) ​physical anthropology.
D) ​odontology.

Question 49

Fraudulently acquiring private or sensitive information using computer program expertise and techniques is called:

A) ​spyware.
B) ​trojan horse attack.
C) ​phishing.
D) ​malware.

Question 50

What is used in the examination of marijuana,cocaine,and heroin?

A) ​serology
B) ​criminalistics
C) ​chemistry
D) ​document analysis

Question 51

What can be used in the examination of possible forgeries?

A) ​serology
B) ​criminalistics
C) ​chemistry
D) ​document analysis.

Question 52

The branch of forensic science that identifies corpses through dental examination is called forensic:

A) ​toxicology.
B) ​pathology.
C) ​physical anthropology.
D) ​odontology.

Question 53

The first scientist to use DNA profiling in a criminal case was:

A) ​Alec Jeffreys.
B) ​Joseph Wambaugh.
C) ​Barry Scheck.
D) ​Gerald Sheindlin.

Question 54

What is used in the examination of guns and bullets?

A) ​ballistics
B) ​serology
C) ​criminalistics
D) ​chemistry

Question 55

DNA is the abbreviation for .

Question 56

The analysis of poisons and other toxic substances in a person's body is called forensic:

A) ​toxicology.
B) ​pathology.
C) ​physical anthropology.
D) ​odontology.

Question 57

Alcohol and drugs or controlled substances are analyzed by the section of the crime lab.

Question 58

What is used in the examination of hairs,fibers,and fingernail scrapings?

A) ​ballistics
B) ​serology
C) ​criminalistics
D) ​chemistry

Question 59

FATS stands for __________.

Question 60

Thermal imaging detectors are used:

A) to measure skid marks at crash scenes.​
B) ​for perimeter surveillance.
C) ​to locate fugitives and for search and rescue.
D) ​all of these choices

Question 61

prints are the result of the process of rolling each finger onto a ten-print card using fingerprinting ink.

Question 62

OC in pepper spray stands for .

Question 63

technology enables a print technician to enter unidentified latent prints into the computer.

Question 64

The majority of cases involve the fraudulent uses of credit card or bank information.

Question 65

DNA is very useful in solving cold cases due to its hardiness and ability not to break down easily.

Question 66

prints are fingerprint impressions left at a crime scene.

Question 67

is that part of science applied to answering legal questions.