CJ 1340 Exam 1 (chapter 1,3,4,8)
A rogues gallery is Correct Answer: photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and height
The on-going cycle of Supreme Court decisions in criminal investigation cases and the adaptation to them by the police has Correct Answer: hastened p...
CJ 1340 Exam 1 (chapter 1,3,4,8)
A rogues gallery is Correct Answer: photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and
height
The on-going cycle of Supreme Court decisions in criminal investigation cases and the adaptation to
them by the police has Correct Answer: hastened police professionalization
The father of criminal identification is Correct Answer: Alfonse Bertillon
The Palo Verde case is significant because it Correct Answer: was the first use of plant DNA in a criminal
case
Who made the first successful attempt to identify a murderer from the bullet recovered from the body
of a victim? Correct Answer: Calvin Goddard
The actions taken at the crime scene immediately following the detection and reporting of the crime
constitute the Correct Answer: preliminary investigation
Which of the following would constitute a basis for assigning an "exceptionally cleared" classification to
a case? Correct Answer: The suspect is known to the police, but the complainant refuses to testify in the
case
Which type of evidence serves to substantiate the distinct set of elements whose commission o
omission must be demonstrated to have occurred in order to prove a criminal offense Correct Answer:
Corpus delicti evidence
The process of utilizing information derived from physical evidence at the scene, from analyses of
physical evidence and from inferences drawn from such analyses to test various theories of the
occurrence of prior events is the definition of Correct Answer: reconstruction
Which of the following are steps in a preliminary investigation? Correct Answer: Securing the crime
scene and witnesses
What type of trace evidence may react (Flouresce) from an alternative light system? Correct Answer:
Fingerprints, bodily fluids, hairs, fibers, drugs, bite marks, bruises, and human bone fragments.
Which crime scene search pattern is usually employed in outdoor scenes and is normally executed by a
single person? Correct Answer: spiral
A basic diagram of the scene showing important points is the Correct Answer: forensic map
Which is true about fingerprints? Correct Answer: DFO is about 3x more effective than ninhydrin in
developing latent prints on paper
, a handgun is used in a murder is recovered by a diver. Which of the following should be used to develop
any latent prints? Correct Answer: SPR
Skeletal, burned, or mutilated remains can best be identified by Correct Answer: the use of dental
record
Which of the following is not a determination that can be made from cartridge cases? Correct Answer:
Bullet residue from the fired bullet that is "shaved" off as it exits the gun barrel
Which is used as a presumptive or preliminary field test for blood? Correct Answer: Hemident
Which of the following statements is true? Correct Answer: It is possible to fire a smaller caliber bullet
through a larger bored weapon
Loosely defined, a document is anything Correct Answer: on which a mark has been made for the
purpose of conveying a message
This type of crime is more likely to have disputed or questioned documents Correct Answer: White
collar crimes
The effectiveness of crime laboratory services can be measured in terms of Correct Answer: quality,
proximity, and timeliness
The Daubert case stands for the proposition that for scientific evidence to be admissible in court, it must
be Correct Answer: scientifically valid
Mitochondrial DNA is found in Correct Answer: the body of a cell
The NIBIN program compares images of which type of evidence? Correct Answer: Ballistic
Problems identified in crime labs in the U.S. involve all of the following except? Correct Answer:
thorough accreditation
CODIS is Correct Answer: a computer system linking local, state, and federal agencies to share DNA
analysis information
Which of the following, for laboratory purposes, is not a category of examinations crime laboratories
perform? Correct Answer: Videography examinations
DNA evidence can Correct Answer: *Identify criminals with amazing accuracy when biological evidence
exists
*be used to clear suspects
*exonerate persons who have been mistakenly accused or convicted of crimes
The first modern detective force was: Correct Answer: The Bow Street runners
in 1833, ______ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force? Correct Answer:
Philadelphia
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