Deck 10: Investigations

Question 1

In smaller departments, detectives tend to be generalists.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Prior to the Rand study, it was common for police departments to have policies and procedures in place that emphasized:

A)the proactive investigation of future crime by detectives
B)follow-up investigations of past crimes by patrol officers
C)the retroactive investigation of past crimes by detectives
D)cold case detectives

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The single most important determinant of whether or not a crime is solved is the quality of work performed by the detectives.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Along with training of new detectives, many departments use this method to assist in the training of new detectives.

A)cross training
B)mentoring
C)simulations
D)MCI

Question 5

According to the _____ model, the investigation of almost all felonies and some misdemeanors was the sole responsibility of the detective division.

A)decoy investigation
B)blending investigation
C)proactive investigation
D)retroactive investigation

Question 6

The single most important determinant of whether or not a case will be solved is the information the victim supplies to the _____.

A)detective
B)immediately responding patrol officer
C)dispatcher
D)supervisor

Question 7

Undercover investigations are rarely used by federal law enforcement agencies.

Question 8

Nine of ten local law enforcement agencies perform drug enforcement functions.

Question 9

Entrapment is defined as inducing an individual to violate a criminal statute he or she did not contemplate violating, for the sole purpose of arrest and criminal prosecution.

Question 10

Crime analysis goes hand-in-hand with community-oriented policing and problem-oriented policing.

Question 11

One of the largest multi-agency task forces was during the investigation of the Washington, D.C., sniper in 2002.

Question 12

In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of multi-agency investigative task forces.

Question 13

Repeat offender programs (ROPs) are based on the fact that only a few criminals are responsible for most of the predatory street crime in the United States.

Question 14

Informal mentoring is a new form of training to new detectives/investigators in departments.

Question 15

Decoy operations are most effective in combating the crimes of robbery, purse snatching, and other larcenies from the person; burglaries; and thefts of and from automobiles.

Question 16

Detectives are primarily responsible for prosecution of offenders.

Question 17

Detectives often re-interview victims and witnesses.

Question 18

Undercover investigations are rarely used by the police.

Question 19

Reverse sting operations are rarely used by undercover drug operations.

Question 20

The Rand Corporation found that _____ of a detective's time was spent on activities that did not lead directly to solving previously reported crimes.

A)10%
B)22%
C)55%
D)93%

Question 21

The vast majority of all arrests are made:

A)at the scene of the crime
B)within 48 hours
C)within two weeks
D)within one month

Question 22

Detectives in a decentralized squad are considered _____.

A)specialists
B)generalists
C)to be in field training
D)felony-only detectives

Question 23

In a case enhancement program:

A)a detective debriefs a suspect to obtain further information
B)detectives assist the arresting officer in preparing a case for court
C)a detective engages in liaison with the district attorney
D)all of the above

Question 24

Programs concentrating investigative resources on career criminals are called:

A)targeting programs
B)proactive programs
C)repeat offender programs
D)anti-career criminal programs

Question 25

The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals recommended that detectives should only be assigned to preliminary investigations of:

A)felonies
B)crimes of violence
C)very serious crimes and crimes requiring complex preliminary investigations
D)all of the above

Question 26

Investigative units that reexamine old cases that have remained unsolved are called:

A)special acquired technique squads (SATS)
B)hot case squads
C)cold case squads
D)geriatric units

Question 27

Detectives in a centralized squad are considered _____.

A)specialists
B)generalists
C)to be in field training
D)felony-only detectives

Question 28

The use of analytical methods to obtain pertinent information on crime patterns and trends that can then be disseminated to officers on the street is called _____.

A)criminal profiling
B)CompStat
C)crime mapping
D)crime analysis

Question 29

The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in the movies and on television, is called:

A)detective mystique
B)detective role
C)detective model
D)detective initiative

Question 30

Undercover operations target all of the following crimes except:

A)robbery
B)DUI
C)burglary
D)selling stolen goods

Question 31

A legal defense that holds that police originated the criminal idea or initiated the criminal action is called:

A)civil code
B)entrapment
C)police solicitation
D)entanglement

Question 32

Marvin Wolfgang discovered that most predatory street crime in the United States is committed by:

A)only a few criminals
B)convicted felons
C)sex offenders
D)individuals under the influence of drugs

Question 33

Dressing as and playing the role of a potential crime victim is known as:

A)decoy operations
B)envoy operations
C)convoy operations
D)targeting

Question 34

The Managing Criminal Investigations program is designed to put most of an investigator's time and effort into:

A)all felonies that have a chance to be solved
B)very important cases only and cases that can actually be solved
C)only cases in which the complainant agrees to cooperate
D)none of the above

Question 35

The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals recommended that _____ should conduct preliminary investigations of most crimes.

A)detectives
B)supervisors
C)non-sworn personnel
D)patrol officers

Question 36

Which of the following is a solvability factor in the Managing Criminal Investigations program?

A)Is there a witness?
B)Is a suspect named or known?
C)Will the complainant cooperate?
D)All of the above

Question 37

Which agency collects and maintains a database of clandestine laboratories?

A)FBI
B)ATF
C)DEA
D)CIA

Question 38

Elements of sting operations include all but the following:

A)undercover officer(s)
B)targeted group
C)opportunity to commit a crime
D)all are elements of a sting operation

Question 39

What system has greatly improved the surveillance of offenders?

A)Johansen system
B)adult monitoring system (AMS)
C)probation positioning enhancement system
D)global positioning system (GPS)

Question 40

Decoy operations are most effective in detecting and arresting all of the following except:

A)robbers
B)purse snatchers
C)persons committing larcenies from autos
D)murderers

Question 41

The _______________ is charged with investigating reported crimes.

Question 42

Inducing an individual to commit a crime he or she did not contemplate for the sole purpose of instituting a criminal prosecution against the offender is called ____________________.

Question 43

Describe two of the new technologies that assist law enforcement in investigations.Explain how they help and describe any constitutional concerns.

Question 44

Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses involved in the use of multi-agency task forces.

Question 45

____________________ are responsible for the vast majority of all arrests.

Question 46

A(n) ____________________ consists of a group of heavily armed officers who hide in an area of a store or building waiting for an impending holdup.

Question 47

The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in the movies and on television, is known as the ________________________________________.

Question 48

Describe the Managing Criminal Investigations program.How does it differ from traditional detective operations?

Question 49

A major drawback to sting operations is that they create a market for ______________.

Question 50

What are decoy programs? Describe a typical decoy operation.

Question 51

____________________ involve using various undercover methods to apprehend thieves and recover stolen property.

Question 52

Describe a case enhancement program.How does this improve the investigative process?

Question 53

What are the innovations to police detective operations caused by the Rand and PERF studies?

Question 54

Discuss the importance of crime analysis and information management as it relates to criminal investigation.

Question 55

In ____________________, officers dress as and play the role of potential victims-drunks, nurses, businesspeople, tourists, prostitutes, blind people, isolated subway riders, and the like.

Question 56

A(n) ____________________ investigation is an investigation in which an investigator assumes a different identity in order to obtain information or achieve another investigatory purpose.

Question 57

Through the Rand investigation into detectives, it was found that detective's value in the investigative process was _______________.

Question 58

ROPs concentrate on ____________________.

Question 59

The ____________________ is an operation in which an undercover police officer purchases a quantity of drugs from a subject, then leaves the scene, contacts the backup team, and identifies the seller.The backup team then arrests the seller.

Question 60

In ____________________, officers dressed in civilian clothes try to intermingle in an area and patrol it on foot or in unmarked police cars in an attempt to catch a criminal in the act of committing a crime.

Question 61

Before the Rand study The Criminal Investigation Process, explain how crimes would be solved.

Question 62

List some examples of solvability factors.

Question 63

Explain the detective mystique and how it has developed.