Deck 1: Foundations of Criminal Investigations

Question 1

Which of the following is responsible for crime scene protection and the identification and preservation of evidence?

A)Pinkerton units
B)Witnesses
C)Crime scene investigator units (CSU)
D)Prosecutors

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following actions is the best interpretation of the commonly heard phrase,"Call in Scotland Yard"?

A)Using uniformed officers to supplement the efforts of detectives in criminal investigations
B)Invoking the investigative section of the London Metropolitan Police
C)Seeking the advice of a private detective listed with the London Metropolitan Police
D)Calling in military intelligence experts to solve a case of espionage

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following best explains the growth of American police functions in the mid-to-late 19th century?

A)More petty street crime in mid-sized towns
B)Increased drug smuggling into American port cities
C)Incidents of mob violence between ethnic groups
D)Corruption within city halls in large cities

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following best illustrates the Bertillon system of criminal identification?

A)Having victims identify a suspect from a lineup of several similar people
B)Using the fingerprints taken from the crime scene to identify a suspect
C)Collecting blood samples from underneath a victim's fingernails
D)Matching the shape of the ears and skeletal size to a particular suspect

Question 5

The first duty of the officer at the scene is to:

A)Arrest the suspect
B)Call for backup
C)Administer first aid to injured parties
D)Wait for a supervisor

Question 6

The first professional U.S.police force was established in which of the following cities?

A)Abilene,KS
B)Gulfport,MS
C)Boston,MA
D)Virginia City,NV

Question 7

Which of the following describes deductive reasoning?

A)Reasoning based on specific pieces of evidence to establish proof that a suspect is guilty of an offense
B)Reasoning that takes us beyond what we know,to conclusions about what we don't know
C)A proposal about a likely explanation for an event
D)Knowledge of facts

Question 8

Which of the following responses best describes investigating crimes BEFORE they are committed?

A)Proactive response
B)Reactive response
C)Preventive response
D)Limited response

Question 9

Who was the man who developed the first means of human identification,known as anthropometry?

A)Mathieu Orfila
B)Hans Gross
C)Alphonse Bertillon
D)Francis Galton

Question 10

Who was the leader of the Bow Street Runners who instituted organized mounted patrols on the highways and foot patrols on the city streets?

A)Henry Fielding
B)Robert Peel
C)August Vollmer
D)John Fielding

Question 11

Which of the following best describes a "bobby"?

A)A full-time paid officer of the London Metropolitan Police Department
B)A Bow Street Runner operating in London
C)A London thief taker
D)A member of the London Watch

Question 12

Which scientist's studies led to the use of blood evidence in solving crimes?

A)Sir Francis Galton
B)Henry Goddard
C)Alphonse Bertillon
D)Paul Uhlenhuth

Question 13

Which of the following describes inductive reasoning?

A)Reasoning based on specific pieces of evidence to establish proof that a suspect is guilty of an offense
B)Reasoning that takes us beyond what we know,to conclusions about what we don't know
C)A proposal about a likely explanation for an event
D)Knowledge of facts

Question 14

U.S.police agencies were modeled after the:

A)London Metropolitan police.
B)Posse comitatus.
C)Bow Street Runners.
D)None of the above.

Question 15

What is the objective of criminal investigation?

A)Recover stolen property
B)Preserve evidence in crimes
C)Prepare criminal cases for prosecution
D) All of the above.

Question 16

In 1924,J.Edgar Hoover,the FBI's newly named director announced that he would strive to:

A)decrease the agency's responsibilities.
B)eliminate corruption and get the agency out of politics.
C)fulfill the motto,"we never sleep."
D)focus the agency's attention on enforcing Prohibition.

Question 17

Which of the following agencies originated as the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation in 1907? a .CIA
B)Bow Street Runners
C)FBI
D)Pinkerton National Detective Agency

Question 18

Who is credited with establishing England's first police investigative unit by creating a working relationship with local business owners and reducing the profits of London's criminals?

A)Sir Robert Peel
B)Henry Fielding
C)Henry Goddard
D)Alan Pinkerton

Question 19

The second step in the crime scene response is:

A)Aid to the injured
B)Evaluate the situation
C)Call for an ambulance
D)Interview witnesses

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the use of rational skills,worldviews,and values to get as close as possible to the truth?

A)Abduction
B)Critical thinking
C)Abstract thinking
D)Knowledge

Question 21

Critical thinking is the use of rational skills,worldviews,and values to get as close as possible to the truth.

Question 22

"I always buy red roses;therefore,all roses are red" is an example of a weak induction.

Question 23

Investigators should consider using both critical thinking and scientific methods in their investigations.

Question 24

Responding to crime and that has already occurred and taking actions to identify and arrest the perpetrator is an example of the proactive response to crime.

Question 25

Patrol officers are often authorized to conduct investigations of certain categories of crimes,such as misdemeanors.

Question 26

The process of proposing a likely explanation for an event that must be tested is referred to as ______.

Question 27

Those crimes that require follow-up investigation are typically referred to a detective division.

Question 28

An officer's preliminary investigation should include determining what happened.

Question 29

The father of criminal identification,the person who developed the first means of human identification,was Alphonse Bertillon.

Question 30

__________ is a procedure that was established to study human blood stains and distinguish them from the blood of most other animals.

Question 31

One of the objectives of criminal investigations is to physically punish criminals.

Question 32

_____ was a term for the English police used in reference to Robert Peel and was a term of respect and appreciation.

Question 33

In the book Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection,Jon Nordby suggested that investigators should limit themselves to collecting and analyzing evidence.

Question 34

The criminal investigator must use _____ thinking with known scientific methods in their investigations.

Question 35

In 18th-century England,_____-_____,often criminals themselves,were motivated by reward money and their ability to confiscate the possessions of the criminal.

Question 36

One primary solvability factor in an investigation is not knowing the suspects' vehicle and its movement.

Question 37

The criminal investigator typically uses inductive reasoning NOT deductive reasoning when evaluating evidence in a case.

Question 38

A police force that adopts the recommendations of the PERF study would direct officers to make greater efforts to canvass the neighborhood in locating witnesses to a crime.

Question 39

The premise behind criminal investigation is that people make mistakes while committing crimes.

Question 40

Generalizing,investigators are specialists while patrol officers routinely spend their time with order maintenance and general services.

Question 41

You are a detective working a homicide case.You have been called to process this particular crime scene.There are 12 essential questions which need immediately addressed.Define all 12 of these questions as stated in your text and discuss the importance of these questions.

Question 42

Distinguish the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.

Question 43

Describe the preliminary investigation process.

Question 44

The premise behind criminal investigation is that people make _______ while committing crimes.

Question 45

Investigating anticipated criminal activity is an example of the _______ response to crime.

Question 46

Discuss the solvability factors in a criminal investigation and provide examples.

Question 47

Matching
Locate the correct matches from Column 1 to Column 2

Question 48

You are a patrol officer and have been for over 10 years.You have finally been selected to move into the position of police detective and have been assigned to the robbery unit.When you asked why you were selected for the position,the police chief discusses the qualities of what makes good investigator.Identify these qualities.

Question 49

__________ method involves collecting data through observation and experimentation and forming and testing hypotheses.

Question 50

Critical thinking deliberately evaluates the __________ of thinking.