Deck 10: Case Investigation

Question 1

Police investigators arrive at a robbery crime scene and explore the sidewalk leading to the point of entry (the front door)of the store,as well as the noticeable areas inside the store.What practice does this exemplify?

A) initial search
B) visible search
C) cautious search
D) vigorous search

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which general type of evidence category do paint chips,weapons,and broken glass belong to?

A) real evidence
B) shifted evidence
C) physical evidence
D) deposited evidence

Answer 2

A

Question 3

An expert is called in by a police service investigating the work of a serial arsonist,to determine the characteristics of the perpetrator of these acts.What is this practice called?

A) offence profiling
B) criminal profiling
C) offender profiling
D) behaviour profiling

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A forensic scientist testifies during trial that the defendant's firearm killed the victim.What type of evidence is this?

A) indirect
B) inferred
C) conditional
D) circumstantial

Question 5

Which section of the Criminal Code contains a controversial provision that allows undercover officers and informants to commit acts that are criminal (except violence)?

A) section 23
B) section 24
C) section 25
D) section 26

Question 6

Which of the following is defined as "police units that are distinguished by specialized equipment and tactics"?

A) method-oriented special units
B) process-oriented special units
C) method-oriented investigative units
D) process-oriented investigative units

Question 7

Case investigators arrive at a robbery crime scene and find a passport next to the point of entry (a broken window).The passport belongs to an individual with a lengthy criminal record,who does not live at the residence.What type of case investigation will this be?

A) tactical
B) strategic
C) smoking gun
D) who done did it

Question 8

Which of the following is defined as "cases in which the suspect is unknown and extensive investigation is required"?

A) blind investigations
B) forensic investigations
C) whodunit investigations
D) get off your ass-knock on doors investigations

Question 9

Which general type of evidence category do Twitter and Facebook images belong to?

A) artifact sources
B) networking sources
C) social media sources
D) documentary sources

Question 10

An eyewitness testifies at trial,describing how she watched the defendant shoot the victim with a shotgun.What type of evidence is this?

A) direct
B) physical
C) concrete
D) inadmissible

Question 11

Which of the following is defined as "investigative units that focus on specific types of offenders or criminal activities"?

A) disorder-oriented special units
B) problem-oriented special units
C) problem-oriented investigative units
D) disorder-oriented investigative units

Question 12

Case investigators from police services in Quebec and Ontario have been investigating sex crimes committed in their jurisdictions.Despite an identical modus operandi (MO),neither service has recognized the connection between the crimes.What does this exemplify?

A) linkage blindness
B) relational blindness
C) investigative blindness
D) interoperability blindness

Question 13

What does ViCLAS stand for?

A) Violent Crime Linkages Access System
B) Violent Crime Linkages Analysis System
C) Violent Criminals Linkages Access System
D) Violent Criminals Linkages Analysis System

Question 14

What is the confession rate in cases where the Mr.Big investigation technique is used by police services?

A) 65 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 85 percent
D) 95 percent

Question 15

Which case presented in the textbook was characterized by the absence of case sharing and database information sharing among involved police services and criminal justice agencies?

A) Starlight Tours
B) Missing Women Case
C) Martensville Nightmare
D) Murder of Denise Morelle

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an explanation as to why innocent people confess to crimes during a police investigation?

A) tunnel vision
B) sleep deprivation
C) mental impairment
D) drug or alcohol addiction or withdrawal

Question 17

During a crime scene investigation,investigators discover carpet fibres in the victim's hair that are not from the victim's home.Forensic experts determine the carpet fibres are from the offender's home.What principle is this an example of?

A) drop and deposit
B) evidence accretion
C) evidentiary change
D) transfer and exchange

Question 18

Police collect DNA evidence from a suspect's unfinished pizza slice and connect the suspect to a violent crime.The suspect's lawyer argues this evidence is inadmissible because the collection method violates his client's privacy and Charter rights.Which case will Crown counsel reference as justification for this police practice?

A) R.v.John
B) R.v.Mann
C) R.v.Barros
D) R.v.Stillman

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of DNA evidence?

A) hair
B) sweat
C) carpet fibres
D) vaginal cells

Question 20

What is the conviction rate in cases where the Mr.Big investigation technique is used by police services?

A) 65 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 85 percent
D) 95 percent

Question 21

In Canada,evidence obtained in a manner that breaches the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is automatically excluded.

Question 22

Case investigators often have to prioritize cases on the basis of "solvability."

Question 23

The Criminal Code was amended in 2001 to allow police to obtain warrants for bodily substances that enable DNA analysis.

Question 24

Describe DNA and the potential implications of using familial DNA in the case investigation process.

Question 25

Compare and contrast "smoking gun" investigations and "whodunit" investigations.

Question 26

Legal provisions have been in place since 2011 for Canadian police to use familial DNA to identify suspects.

Question 27

Mistaken eyewitness identification accounts for more convictions of innocent people than all other errors combined.

Question 28

It is not unusual for homicide investigations to cost $1 million.

Question 29

There are national standards and protocols in place in Canada for the recruitment and management of informants.

Question 30

Describe the Mr.Big technique and discuss two issues with its use as an investigative technique by making reference to the cases provided on pp.293-294 of the textbook.

Question 31

Compare and contrast problem-oriented special units and method-oriented special units.

Question 32

With the approval of a judge,DNA samples can be taken from convicted offenders without their consent.

Question 33

Canadian courts have accepted DNA testing since 1983.

Question 34

Compare and contrast direct evidence and circumstantial evidence.

Question 35

Interviewing skills are a key component of police recruit training and in-service training.