Deck 6: Specialized Roles of Police

Question 1

Field identification is based on

A) scientific evidence.
B) a totality of circumstances.
C) the suspect's past record.
D) police intuition.
E) all of the preceding

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The study of evidence is called

A) biometrics.
B) ballistics.
C) forensic science.
D) kinesics.
E) rifling.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Rapid response to calls is most effective for ____ crimes.

A) discovery
B) involvement
C) insuppressible
D) corroborative
E) biometric

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Ballistics deals with

A) identification of the weapon from which a bullet was fired.
B) the motion of a bullet.
C) identification of the owner of a firearm.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 5

A primary characteristic of an effective investigator is

A) cunning.
B) perception.
C) objectivity.
D) interviewing skill.
E) the ability to assume fictitious identities.

Question 6

A crime included in the category of "suppressible crimes" is

A) car theft.
B) robbery.
C) assault.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 7

The branch of forensic science that deals with physical evidence related to crime.

A) ballistics
B) forensic psychology
C) criminalistics
D) modus operandi
E) all of these

Question 8

Which of the following is not an area typically handled by vice officers?

A) narcotics violations
B) prostitution
C) illegal gambling
D) pornography
E) officer corruption

Question 9

The crime scene should be

A) photographed.
B) sketched.
C) measured.
D) a and c only
E) a, b and c

Question 10

Spiral grooves cut into the barrel of a gun during its manufacture are called

A) riflings.
B) ballistics.
C) biometrics.
D) digitizations.
E) forensic flarings.

Question 11

Of the following, the most positive form of identification is obtained through

A) fingerprints.
B) footprints.
C) fibers.
D) all of the preceding provide equally positive identification
E) none of the preceding provide positive identification

Question 12

The basic types of identification include which of the following?

A) field identification
B) photographic identification
C) lineup identification
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 13

Which of the following does not affect perception of an incident?

A) the viewer's accuracy of observation
B) the viewer's interpretation of what is seen
C) the viewer's attention to the incident
D) the investigator's empathy toward the viewer
E) all of the preceding

Question 14

CODIS is an electronic national database of

A) handgun licenses.
B) tire treads.
C) DNA profiles.
D) bullet manufacturers.
E) forensic scientists.

Question 15

Photographic identification

A) is used only when the suspect is in custody.
B) is used if a fair lineup cannot be conducted.
C) should use a minimum of twelve photographs.
D) should be used only before lineup identification.
E) should be used only after lineup identification.

Question 16

Latent prints are those

A) inked on a card during booking.
B) created by the natural oils on one's hands and left at a crime scene.
C) that are digitized and sent to AFIS.
D) that remain hidden from investigators.
E) too smudged to be of any evidentiary value.

Question 17

Whether a juvenile is actually taken into custody usually depends on a number of factors, the most important of which is

A) the officer's current caseload.
B) the youth's parents' political affiliations.
C) the seriousness of the offense.
D) the capacity of the local juvenile detention facility.
E) whether the youth is employed.

Question 18

The critical element in field identification is

A) time.
B) photographs.
C) scientific evidence.
D) Miranda warning.
E) footprints.

Question 19

The activities of intelligence officers

A) may include undercover assignments.
B) may include internal affairs investigations of officers within the department.
C) are typically kept secret from the rest of the department.
D) all of the preceding
E) none of the preceding

Question 20

The examination of digital and/or electronic evidence is a specialized area of policing known as

A) ballistics.
B) computer forensics.
C) criminalistics.
D) modus operandi.
E) cyber forensics.

Question 21

Investigators interrogate witnesses with information regarding a crime.

Question 22

A criminal profile can be made in the absence of any physical descriptors.

Question 23

Police dogs are generally cross-trained extensively so they may perform effectively in all capacities, including search, attack and capture, drug detection, bomb detection and crime deterrence.

Question 24

The primary mission of any tactical team is

A) search and destroy.
B) divide and conquer.
C) enlighten and motivate.
D) contain and neutralize.
E) shoot first and ask questions later.

Question 25

Arrests are usually attributed to fast police response to reported serious crimes because about 75 percent of all serious crimes are involvement crimes.

Question 26

Digital photography can be used to enhance obscured fingerprints, to record crime scenes, and to take mug shots.

Question 27

Field identification is used when a suspect matches the description given by a witness and is apprehended close to the crime scene.

Question 28

The difficulties with computer forensics include which of the following?

A) an unacceptable backlog of computers and devices waiting for examination
B) By the time the computers are examined, it is often too late to follow many of the leads produced.
C) Most detectives do not understand computer forensics and what it can accomplish to further their investigations.
D) Many computer forensic examiners do not understand the investigation, causing them to overlook relevant information.
E) all of the preceding

Question 29

Because juveniles commit a disproportionate number of local crimes, all officers are juvenile officers much of the time.

Question 30

A witness is anyone, including a suspect, who has helpful information about a specific incident.

Question 31

Most informants cooperate with law enforcement

A) because they've turned over a new leaf and are recommitted to a law-abiding lifestyle.
B) for the monetary rewards.
C) to exact revenge on another criminal.
D) because they fear becoming a victim of another criminal.
E) to receive a reduced sentence for a pending criminal matter.

Question 32

Successful investigation relies on cooperative, coordinated efforts of both the patrol and the investigative functions.

Question 33

Palmprints have significantly fewer individual identifying features, called minutiae, than fingerprints.

Question 34

A suspect does not have the right to have counsel present during field identification.

Question 35

The digital camera has made photography much less efficient and more expensive.

Question 36

The first contact with the criminal justice system for youths in legal trouble is usually

A) a probation officer.
B) the police.
C) a social worker.
D) a juvenile court judge.
E) an attorney with the local prosecutor's office.

Question 37

The first organized K-9 unit in the United States began in 1907 in

A) New York City.
B) Boston.
C) San Francisco.
D) Chicago.
E) Philadelphia.

Question 38

During a lineup, witnesses are allowed only to see the people in the lineup, not to hear them speak or see them walk or move.

Question 39

No two individuals, except identical twins, have the same DNA structure.

Question 40

The preliminary investigation is usually conducted by patrol officers.

Question 41

The results of the ____________________ are written in an incident report containing the basic facts related to the crime, the crime scene and any suspects.

Question 42

The first officer on the scene must protect it from any change, regardless of whether the officer is an investigator.

Question 43

Officers assigned to internal affairs are usually very popular and highly revered among their peers.

Question 44

A suspect's refusal to participate in a lineup may be used against him or her in court.

Question 45

The individual who reports an offense is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 46

Investigators ____________________ suspects, those who they believe to be connected with a crime.

Question 47

Discuss in detail the various ways in which computers are being used in investigation.

Question 48

The ____________________ is documentation of who has had possession of the evidence from the time it was discovered and taken into custody until the present time.

Question 49

One way to identify a suspect may be the MO, or ____________________.

Question 50

When a person grasps an item with reasonable pressure, the sweat or grease produced in the pores under the ridges at the ends of the fingers oozes out and leaves a(n) ____________________ on the item.

Question 51

____________________ work involves long-term, ongoing investigations into such criminal activity as illegal sale of guns, payoffs to police officers or politicians, major drug cases and activities of organized crime.

Question 52

It is usually preferred that physical evidence be obtained to corroborate eyewitness testimony.

Question 53

____________________ uses the material from which chromosomes are made to positively identify individuals.

Question 54

In some areas of the country, prostitution is not illegal.

Question 55

The make of a firearm is usually determined by the ____________________ in the barrel.

Question 56

The first SWAT team was developed in ____________________.

Question 57

Any area that contains evidence of criminal activity is considered a crime scene and must be secured to eliminate ____________________ of the scene.

Question 58

In the United States, there are more police K-9 units today than ever before.

Question 59

Officers in schools are now using ____________________ (CPTED) to identify, prevent, and solve crime problems.

Question 60

Describe the steps and prioritization of efforts for first responders arriving at a crime scene.

Question 61

List the primary characteristic of an effective investigator and explain the primary responsibilities of the investigator.

Question 62

Compare and contrast the perspectives and philosophies of the Community-Oriented Policing (COP) Model and SWAT teams. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Question 63

List and give a brief description of the types of law enforcement agencies that are considered "nontraditional."