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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS EXAM FULLY SOLVED #20Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the changing role of the patrol officer as an
investigator? - correct answer c) there is no longer a need for full-time investigators
What is NOT one of the objectives in the preliminary investigation? - correct answer a)
prepare case jacket for the prosecutor
______________ is where the investigation is conducted before the crime is committed
and the suspect identified before they commit the crime - correct answer b) proactive
response
In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
awarded a grant to the RAND Corperation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal
investigators by police agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below
identify a major recommendation of this study? - correct answer a) patrol officers should
be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary investigations, providing
greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while eliminating redundancy
Primary solvability factors include - correct answer immediate availability of witnesses,
Information about significant physical evidence
Discovery of useful physical evidence
D) all of the above:
August Vollmer's contribution to policing included all but which of the following? - correct
answer b) inventing the intoxillyzer
England's first paid, full-time police force, the London Metropolitan Police Department,
was named after: - correct answer b) Sir Robert Peel
Which of the following is not a manner of death? - correct answer a)drowning
__________ addresses crimes that have already occurred, such as murder, robbery,
and blurglary - correct answer reactive response
Which of the following statements is a major recommendation that arose from the PERF
study? - correct answer c) greater emphasis should be placed on the collection of
physical evidence because it can be effective in corroborating other evidence of suspect
identification
To date, all crime scenes are searched based on Edmund Locard's principle, which
states: - correct answer a) whenever a perpetrator come into contact with the scene
they either leave or take something away
, The primary stages of crime scene photographs are the: - correct answer a) general,
medium-range, and close-up
The best method of organizing crime scene photos is by using a - correct answer a)
photographic log
When first encountering a witness or victim, it is important for the investigator to allow
the person to state in his or her own words what occurred. This is best accomplished: -
correct answer c) by asking the person simple, direct questions about chronological
details such as "what did you see when you first arrived?"
Which of the following should be included in a police officer's field notes? - correct
answer lost personal property descriptions,
Dates, times, locations,
Victim identification
D) all of the above
When preparing an investigative report, it is essential that the investigator avoid
including which of the following in the report? - correct answer c) excess information
which may confuse the reader
The purpose of a "flash description" broadcast is to: - correct answer a) enable other
officers to quickly apprehend a suspect still in the vicinity.
When performed correctly, a "zone" search method conducted by two investigators will
result in each of the zones being searched - correct answer twice
The Locard exchange principal is best summarized as: - correct answer c) "every
contact leaves a trace"
The main purpose of conducting a crime scene "walk through" is to: - correct answer b)
provide the investigator with an overview of the entire scene
The tasks in a follow-up investigation include: - correct answer contacting the medical
examiner, conducting a neighborhood canvass, preparing crime-scene reports
The unnecessary or improper entry of individuals into a crime scene should be limited: -
correct answer c) to avoid the destruction of contamination of important evidence
A neighborhood canvass should be conducted: - correct answer d) during the early
phases of the investigation
Which of the following U.S. city established the first professional police force? - correct
answer d) Boston
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