Criminal Investigations - Mini Quizzes

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Mini quiz:

  1. Latin term “to trace” or “track”

    1. vestigarre

  2. Which term describes the legal process in which a conclusion follows from specific facts?

    1. DEDUCTIVE reasoning

  3. A criminal's modus operandi involves the details of:

    1. How, when, & where a criminal usually operates

  4. A logical process of investigation includes:

    1. Obtaining physical evidence, interviewing…

  5. A fact is:

    1. An action, event, circumstance, or actual thing done



Mini quiz 2:

  1. Inference is:

    1.  Process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced

  2. Securing the crime scene is a majopr responsibility of the:

    1. First on scene

  3. Spontaneous statements said by a suspect at the time of a crime concerning & closely related to actions involved in a crime…

    1. res gestae​ 

  4. At death scene, whats the immediate concern?

    1. Preserving scene

  5. Crime mapping focuses on:

    1. Hot spots & where crimes occur

  6. Disadvantage of photograoph:

    1. No distance

  7. What type of camera to cause privacy concerns:

    1. Body worn cameras

  8. Photos should be taken:

    1. Before anything is disturbed

  9. Admissible photos must be:

    1. Material

  10. What direction should the top of a sketch be oriented:

    1. North



Mini quiz 3:

  1. Disadvantage of photographs:

    1. Dont show actual distances

  2. Crime scene photographs are:

    1. Effective visual aids

  3. Shotographs should be taken:

    1.  before anything is disturbed

  4. Other than writing reports, first responders spend a majority of their time:

    1. Driving around patrolling zones

  5. Citizen online report writing is appropriate for:

    1. Discovery crimes

  6. Who is most likely to read an investigative report:

    1. The judge

  7. Which is associated with some of the common problems with police purports:

    1. Misspelled words

  8. The disposition of the case is stated in the _____ paragraph of the report:

    1. Final

MQ4:

  1. Officers should write reports in the:

    1. First person

  2. Due proess disclosure of what type of evidence must be determined & madde by the prosecutor?

    1. Exculpatory information

  3. Which of the following statements is in the first person:

    1. “I made the arrest”

  4. One benefit of a well-written report is that it can:

    1. Reduce legal liability for the officer and the department

  5. Officers should not use police jargon in their reports:

    1. True

  6. The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution forbids what type of searches and seizures?

    1. Unreasonable

  7. In which of the following cases is a search legal?

    1. The search is incidentful to a lawful arrest

  8. A judge may issue a search warrant if which of the following items are being sought by an officer:

    1. Stolen or embezzled property

  9. A search conducted with a warrant must be limited to

    1. Only the specif room in the house

  10. The most important limitation on searches is that they must be:

    1. Narrow in scope