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Question

1. This personal identification system was based on the idea that certain aspects of the human body remained the same after a person had reached full physical maturity.

Somatyping System

Bertillon System

Alphonse System

Scotland Yard System

2. This type of evidence tends to incriminate a person without offering conclusive proof.

Inadmissible Evidence

Direct Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

Demonstrative Evidence

3. DNA was first used in a criminal case in what year?

1933

1987

1970

1965

4. The Fourth Amendment guarantees citizens which of the following?

Due process to the Bill of Rights in each state.

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The right to never have their property searched.

The right not to incriminate themselves.

5. Official police reports should include details on how the evidence was collected, who handled it, where and how it was stored, and who now has possession of it. This is called a(n) _______.

seizure inventory

possession report

chain of custody

evidence detail

6. The ________ states that whenever the perpetrator of a crime comes into contact with the scene, he or she will both bring something into the scene and leave with something from the scene. In other words, this principle asserts that every contact leaves minimally, a trace of evidence.

Prima facie evidence rule

Best evidence rule

Exigent circumstance principle

Locard's principle

7. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the Miranda warning?

It applies only when testimonial evidence is being sought.

It provides the suspect the right to remain silent during an interrogation.

It applies to both custodial interrogations and to circumstances in which the suspect is free to leave.

It allows the suspect to have his/her lawyer present during an interrogation.

8. Proactive investigations differ from reactive investigations in that:

The criminal is entrapped into doing crime.

The investigation occurs after, rather than before, the crime occurs.

The suspect is identified before he or she commits the crime.

The crimes have already occurred.

9. Photos that appeal unfairly to the emotions of the jury are said to be _______ photos.

biasing

emotional

prejudicial

distorted

10. The use of anatomical dolls to aid in the testimony of children in a sexual molestation case would be an example of this kind of evidence.

Demonstrative Evidence.

Fundamental Evidence.

Testimonial Evidence.

Physical Evidence.

11. Who is most likely to use an identi-kit in their work?

Investigator.

Handwriting analyst.

Fingerprint expert.

Police artist

12. The Fifth Amendment guarantees citizens which of the following?

The right to confront their accusers.

The right not to incriminate themselves.

The right to never have their property searched.

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

13. A police officer is investigating a sexual assault and recovered the underwear that was worn by the victim after the assault. How should the officer package the evidence so as not to damage potential DNA evidence?

The officer should wrap the evidence in clean paper after it is air-dried, then place it in a plastic evidence bag.

The officer should make sure the evidence is air dried, then sealed in a paper bag.

The officer should place the evidence in a plastic bag, sealed tightly, to avoid air exposure.

The evidence should be heat-sealed in plastic to prevent DNA contamination.

14. Raul Harrington's confession was ruled inadmissible by a court of law because he had been deprived of food and water for many hours before confessing. Which of the following methods best describes his treatment?

Coerced internalization

Arraignment

Duress

Constraint

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

Forensic dentistry

Ballistics

Serology

Forensic sangreology

16._______ are used covertly in establishing identities or in documenting criminal behavior.

Head shots

Bank photos

Surveillance photographs

Suspect interviews

17. Which of the following is not one of the three large general groups of fingerprint patterns?

Loop

Break

Arch

Whorl

18. How should an officer pick up a handgun?

Pick it up with gloves and use two fingers on the textured part of the grip where no fingerprints can be removed.

Pick up the weapon by grabbing the barrel

Never pick up a weapon.

Pick up the weapon with a pencil in the barrel of the gun.

19. In the landmark 1968 case of Terry v. Ohio the court ruled:

That plain-view searches are invalid.

That stop and frisk is invalid.

That stop and frisk is valid.

That plain-view searches are valid

20. Which of following statements should be omitted from a police report regarding a sexual assault investigation?

When I asked about her consumption of alcohol, Ms. Anderson said, "I can't remember how much I had to drink."

Ms. Anderson's blood alcohol level (BAC) was .17 BAC as reported by the emergency room physician's notes.

Kylie Anderson told me that she left the party with David Smith at about 1:00 a.m.

During this part of the interview, I suspected that Ms. Anderson was lying.

21. Which of the following guidelines should be followed in conducting a police photo lineups?

Victims should discuss the individuals in the photos with officers before making their choice.

The age and race of the individuals in the lineup should vary significantly.

A minimum of twenty individuals should be included in the lineup.

If possible, the officer administering the photo array should not be the case officer and should not have knowledge of which photograph is of the suspect.

22. After an investigation into a white collar crime of theft, a married man with three older children is arrested. The investigator thinks that the suspect may be affected by an emotional appeal, so the interrogator speaks in low tones, and includes expressions of concern and understanding for the suspect, his or her spouse, children, business, and so on.

Which interrogation style is the investigator using?

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

23. _______ has to do with evidence such as powder burns and marking on bullets and casings.

Powderology

Serology

Ballistics

Forensic physics

24. The _______ is the one drawn by officers on the crime scene.

approximate sketch

outline

rough sketch

finished sketch

25. If Officer Samuels says she will run the evidence through AFIS, what type of evidence does she have?

Fingerprints

DNA

Blood

Bullets

26. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the crime scene assessment?

A search warrant is never necessary prior to the collection of physical evidence at a crime scene.

Conduct a crime scene walk through to identify any threats to crime scene integrity, and begin an initial identification of evidence.

Assess the overall crime scene carefully.

Assess the overall crime scene prior to evidence collection.

27. When compelled to use force, a court will use all but which of the following to determine whether such force was reasonable.

The guilt or innocence of the suspect.

Use of information known to the officer at the time that he or she exerted force.

Use of a "standing in your shoes" standard.

Officer's conduct will be compared to that of a "reasonable officer" confronted by similar circumstances.

28. During a pretrial hearing in a murder case, a defense attorney is attempting to suppress a photograph from trial that was legally obtained by the police. The photograph in question is a picture of a deceased six-year-old male victim, nude, with multiple stab wounds, mutilated appendages, and large amounts of blood. Assuming the picture was properly authenticated, what is the likely rationale for the judge to suppress this photo?

This photograph is a prejudicial image.

The judge is not likely to suppress this photo.

This photograph is not material to the case.

This photograph is not a relevant photograph and does not apply to the matter in question.

29. When are Miranda warnings required to be read to a suspect?

Whenever a police officer is questioning a suspect

Whenever a person is arrested, immediately at the time of arrest

Whenever a person is interrogated regarding a crime

Whenever a person is in custody and prior to interrogation

30. An investigator's _______ are his or her most personal and readily available record of the crime scene search.

memory

final reports

field notes

investigatory views

31. The _______ employs the practice of measuring an object from fixed points of reference.

triangulation method

cross-projection method

fixed point method

coordinate method

32. Which of the following is not a main group of fingerprints discussed in your text?

Serum

Plastic

Latent

Visible

33. Maria Gunner works in a crime lab where she examines evidence related to firearms, ammunition, and tools. What area does she most likely work in?

Forensic chemistry.

DNA analysis.

Paints and polymers sub-unit.

Ballistics.

34. The _______ states that courts will exclude any evidence that was illegally obtained even though it may be relevant and material.

prohibition clause

vegetable of the poisonous plant

search warrant

exclusionary rule