Criminal Investigation QUIZ QUESTIONS

_________ is considered most responsible for raising firearms identification to a science and for perfecting the bullet comparison microscope.

Calvin Goddard

What are seven different human sources of DNA material;?

Blood, saliva, semen, hair folicles, urine, bones and teeth, skin cells

The London Metropolitan Police was established in 1829. At first, the British public was suspicious of, and at times even hostile toward, it because

French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.

True or False, In 1913, Professor Balthazard published an article on firearms identification in which he noted that the firing pin, breechblock, extractor, and ejector all leave marks on cartridges, and that they vary among weapons.

True, they vary

True or False, Currently, the age of a person of interest in a case can be determined by phenotyping.

False, not yet

In 1892, who published the first definitive book on dactylography, Finger Prints?

Sir Francis Galton

True or False, Forensic science draws from diverse disciplines, such as geology, physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, to study physical evidence related to crime.

True, its diverse

Which of the following provides a genomic-based, probabilistic estimation of the image of a person of interest?

DNA phenotyping

What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?

Chicago

During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases involving the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the_________.

due process revolution

In 1833,_________ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force.

Philadelphia

What was the original mission of the U.S. Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?

combating counterfeiting

True or False, When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, many former bootleggers turned to bank robbery and kidnapping.

True, turned to other things

"_____________refers to the measurable and automated physiological or behavioral characteristics that can be used to verify the identity of an individual." 

Biometrics

Which of the following is a reason for the absence of reliable detectives in America during the 1800's?

There was little information sharing by law enforcement agencies.

Graft and corruption were common among America's big city police officers.

Police jurisdictions were limited.

An early method of criminal identification was based on the thought that every human being differs from every other one in the exact measurements of their body. Also, the sum of those measurements was thought to yield a characteristic formula for each individual. What was this method of criminal identification?

anthropometry

True or False, The law allows an officer to make warrantless arrests in felony cases provided reasonable grounds or probable cause exists to make the arrest.

True, allows officers

Define and describe "probable cause."

Our textbook defines "Proable Cause" as being MORE than a suspicion (comparing to a reasonable suspicion) BUT is LESS that actual knowledge. It is the collection of facts and circumstances that would lead a reasnable person to believe that a crime hasbeen/ will be, or is being commited. Probable cause is one of the most important details of the fourth amendent regarding search and seizures. Officers are required to have propable cause for almost all arrests and in order to obtain a search or arrest warrant. However, there are a few exceptions made by the court that only require reasonable suspicion, for example the "moving vehicle" law or to "stop and frisk." 

Procedural law deals with all of the following except _________.

proof of a crime

Which of the following statements is true about substantive criminal law?

It deals with those elements that describe and define a crime.

True or False, A "Brady violation" committed by police officers and detectives while gathering evidence in a criminal case can lead to dismissal of the criminal case and civil (U.S. Code 42, Section 1983) cases brought against the individual prosecutor, the police department, and the officer for violation of the suspect’s constitutional rights.

True, thats the violation

True or False, Formally charging a suspect with a crime does not automatically flow from an arrest.

true, not automatic

Which of the following is not an exception to the legal requirement of having a warrant to conduct a search and seizure?

incident to an unlawful arrest

In Carroll v. United States, the Court created the_________ rule.

"moveable vehicle"

True or False, A vehicle search is not reasonable if conducted pursuant to stopping a vehicle for a traffic violation and writing a citation.

True, its not

What are the benefits to a police officer and the case if an arrest is made under the authority of a warrant?

Warrant benefit an officer to make an arrest for a multitude of reasons. Arrest warrants justfiy an arrest made by an officer because that officer already provided sufficent enough probable cause to obtain said warrant. It also means that the police officer is acting within the rights of an individual, so it then can benefit possible prosecution. It protects the officer, department, and prosecutors by acting within the requirements of the 4th amendment. 

True or False, At a crime scene, saving the victim's life has a higher value than preserving physical evidence.

True, much higher

A felony is an act usually punishable by imprisonment for

a term of one or more years, or by death.

What are the rules for crime scene investigators and what do they mean?

The rules for crime scene investigators is to "maintain control, conceptualize events, procceed with caution, apply inclusiveness, and maintain documentation". Maintaing control is incredibily important to CSI because it helps protect the safety of victims, the protection of evidence, ensures assignments are not overlooked, and that the investigation is handled properly. An investigator must be able to read a scene and conceptualize the events that took place in order to understand how or why a crime occurred and gather critical evidence to the investigation. An investigator must also procceed with caution in order to protect the saftey of others involved and preserve the evidence at the scene. This can have a major effect on the way the crime scene is analyzed. Applying inclulsiveness refers to the impoartance of obtaining all evidence, whether or not it be relevant to the case, because the evidence could either prove or rule out certain facts in a case. Lastly, maintaining documentation occurs throughout the entire case. This includes many different types or forms/entries which can be used to organize evidence, events, testimonies, timelines, etc to provide to the case. 

A(n) _________________  such as fingerprints and fibers, is often located using alternative light systems (ALSs).

Trace Evidence

Which of the following statements defines an administrative log?

It is a written record of the actions taken by the crime scene coordinator, including assignments and release of the scene.

A(n) ______________ is a large view that includes such things as the relevant location(s), the victim's and the suspect's bodies, cars, and buildings.

macroscopic scene

True or False, Crime scene coordination includes interviewing witnesses, conducting and documenting the neighborhood canvass, and a field interrogation of the suspect if he/she is in custody.

False, that not it

_________ is bidirectional in that it connects the perpetrator to the scene or victim, or connects the scene or victim to the suspect.

Associative evidence

True or False, Human behavior is rich in its variety; in reconstructing a crime, investigators must be alert to the danger of imparting their own probable motives or actions to the perpetrator unless there are solid grounds for doing so.

True, various

Criminal littering is an example of a misdemeanor which is punishable only by a fine, usually $500.

True, minor fine