Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) -Criminal Investigations Exam Bank Solution Manual (100% Pass)
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) -Criminal Investigations Exam Bank Solution Manual (100% Pass)
A _______________ is the process of legally gathering evidence of a crime that has been or is being committed. - Answers Criminal Investigation
A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of...
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) -Criminal Investigations Exam Bank Solution Manual
(100% Pass)
A _______________ is the process of legally gathering evidence of a crime that has been or is being
committed. - Answers Criminal Investigation
A highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment - Answers bias
An act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or even death. Crimes and
their penalties are established and defined by state and federal statutes and local ordinances - Answers
Crime
Not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts
from which deductions are drawn, showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved - Answers
Circumstantial Evidence:
Person requesting an investigation or that action is taken. Is often the victim of a crime. - Answers
Complainant:
literally means the body or substance of the crime. In law the term refers to proof establishing that a
crime has occurred; the necessary elements that constitute a crime - Answers Corpus delicti
Conditions that must occur for an act to be called a specific kind of crime - Answers Elements of a crime
Anything to be offered in court to prove the truth or falsity of a fact in issue - Answers Evidence:
Something known to be true. - Answers Fact
One who receives and disposes of stolen property on a regular basis - Answers Fence
On-the-scene identification of a suspect by the victim of or witness to a crime, conducted within minutes
of the commission of a crime - Answers Field Identification
An opinion or leaning adverse to anything without just grounds or before obtaining sufficient knowledge
- Answers Prejudice:
A criminal's characteristic method of operation. - Answers Modus Operandi (MO):
Level of proof required to obtain a conviction in a criminal trial - Answers Proof beyond a reasonable
doubt
Evidence that warrants a person of reasonable caution in the belief that a crime has been committed or
is being committed - Answers Probable Cause
a feeling of ease and harmony in a contact or relationship between people - Answers Rapport:
The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime - Answers Reasonable
Doubt:
,A legal narrative description of events related to a crime - Answers Statement:
A person considered to be directly or indirectly connected with a crime, either by overt act or by
planning and/or directing it - Answers Suspect:
A person who saw a crime or some part of it being committed or who has relevant information. -
Answers Witness:
The person injured by a crime. - Answers Victim:
The knowledge a criminal investigator gathers from other persons (victims, witnesses, suspects) and
other legitimate sources (records, reports, etc.) - Answers Information:
The techniques that help in the solution of the crime. Consists of fingerprints, serology, ballistics, and
DNA analysis, etc. - Answers Instrumentation or forensic science
The questioning of victims, witnesses, or suspects in a criminal investigation - Answers Interviewing:
Provides guidance on what investigative techniques are acceptable. Mastery and knowledge of criminal
procedures and the rules of evidence enable the investigator to gather evidence against a suspect that
can withstand court challenges - Answers Laws of arrest, search and seizure:
ultimate goal of any criminal investigation is to determine - Answers To determine if a crime has been
committed.
To legally obtain information and evidence to identify the person(s) responsible for committing the
crime.
To legally arrest the suspect(s).
To recover stolen property.
To present the best case possible to the prosecutor
It is essential to prove the_________ as well as the_______________ in order to bring the matter before
a court to prove the guilt or innocence of the accused - Answers corpus delicti
elements of the offense
The legal significance of ____________ rests in its influence on the judge or juror. - Answers evidence
The investigator shall collect____________ of an accused person's guilt in order to negate the defenses
claims - Answers corroborating evidence
Characteristics of a criminal investigator - Answers Suspicious
Curious
, Observant
Unbiased and Unprejudiced
Develops rapport through interpersonal communication skills
takes nothing for granted. Investigators may find that victims and witnesses, as well as suspects, may be
motivated by various physiological, psychological, and sociological needs that may "color" the
information they give. Gathers information, but verifies it credibility. - Answers Suspicious
desires to investigate and learn the facts and truth about people, places or objects. This means being
habitually curious of such things as spontaneous statements by suspects, an unusual amount of money
in the possession of a person of modest means, etc - Answers Curious
investigators should be trained ____________. They should develop the ability to take accurate notice
of, keep in view and give attention to, that which is present in their five senses - Answers observers
Observant
an investigator must possess an _________ and _______________ mind. Allowing either attitude to be
involved in a case will result in a sloppy investigation, incorrect conclusions and unfairness to victims and
suspects - Answers Unbiased and Unprejudiced
establishing_________with victims and witnesses is one of the prime facilitators of an investigation.
Accomplished by being patient, courteous, and sympathetic with persons contacted during an
investigation. - Answers rapport
through interpersonal communication skills
Criminal investigators must not attempt to exhibit _________in all fields of law enforcement, nor discuss
case details with anyone outside of police or other authorized circles. This practice can be prejudicial
and compromising to both the prosecution and defense - Answers expertise
Professional Criminal(s - Answers Thief
Semi-professional (unskilled) thief
Burglar
Robber
Identity Theft
Con Artists and Con Games or Schemes
White Collar Criminal
Forgery and Credit Card Abuse
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