CJUS 300 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is one of the reasons why burglary victims feel traumatized? - Answer- Their
personal area was invaded.
The first thing police need to establish when they arrive at a burglary crime scene is that
______. - Answer- there was an entry
Which is one of the usual ways burglars obtain information about their targets? -
Answer- knowing them personally
Which of the following is true regarding a perpetrator's method of entry? - Answer-
Forced entries are often committed with screwdrivers or crowbars.
What defines a fire as incendiary? - Answer- The fire was caused by arson.
It is important to know where the point of origin is because point of origin ______. -
Answer- can help investigators determine if it was arson
Which statement is correct regarding the investigation of larceny? - Answer- There are
usually few leads.
Burglaries are usually solved because of informants. - Answer- False
Burglars are often involved in other crimes, as well. - Answer- True
Using a bait car is a form of entrapment. - Answer- False
Fraud - Answer- Refers to all the ways one person can falsely represent a fact to
another in order to induce that person to surrender something of value. There are many
different types of fraud; it is only limited by offenders' imaginations.
Identity theft - Answer- Is a common form of fraud that occurs when one person steals
the personal information of another and uses it without permission. Typically, identity
theft has a financial motive, but it may have other motives as well, such as revenge.
A skimmer - Answer- Is a device used to record this information when a victim performs
a transaction with a card.
, Telephone scams - Answer- Common form of fraud.
Cyberattacks are crimes in which the computer system is the target. - Answer-
Cyberattacks consist of computer viruses, denial of service attacks, electronic
vandalism or sabotage, spyware, adware, hacking, phishing, and spoofing. These
attacks most often involve businesses and result in data breaches. Seldom are they
reported to law enforcement.
Robbery - Answer- Refers to "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the
care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force, threat of force, violence,
and/or by putting the victim in fear."
Establish a robbery has occurred - Answer- The victim must state that the property was
taken by force and without permission.
Types of robberies - Answer- Street robberies, convenience store and gas station
robberies, vehicle-related robberies, bank robberies, and home invasion robberies.
Street robberies are the most common; bank robberies are the least common.
The value of a holdup alarm - Answer- Apprehending robbers
Robbery holdup alarms are not likely to be false, and they ensure a fast police
response.
Robberies have often been identified as one of the most potentially dangerous
situations for the police. - Answer- As a result, a top priority in responding to such calls
is the safety of officers and victims at the scene.
The best evidence available in robberies. - Answer- Eyewitness descriptions of the
perpetrator
When available, security surveillance video may also be extremely useful. Video can
make the creation of composite pictures of the offender based on witness descriptions
unnecessary. Video may also reveal details about the crime that are unknown to
witnesses. However, video also has limitations.
The MO of the robber - Answer- Used by investigators to link robberies together and to
the same perpetrator, to clear crimes when an offender is identified and apprehended,
and to provide other clues as to the characteristics of the perpetrator.
A street robber's approach - Answer- A confrontation, blitz, con, or snatch-theft. A
convenience store robber's approach MO can be straight or through pretending to be a
customer.
The use of dye packs, bait bills, and GPS trackers - Answer- Prove useful in the
investigation of bank robberies.
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is one of the reasons why burglary victims feel traumatized? - Answer- Their
personal area was invaded.
The first thing police need to establish when they arrive at a burglary crime scene is that
______. - Answer- there was an entry
Which is one of the usual ways burglars obtain information about their targets? -
Answer- knowing them personally
Which of the following is true regarding a perpetrator's method of entry? - Answer-
Forced entries are often committed with screwdrivers or crowbars.
What defines a fire as incendiary? - Answer- The fire was caused by arson.
It is important to know where the point of origin is because point of origin ______. -
Answer- can help investigators determine if it was arson
Which statement is correct regarding the investigation of larceny? - Answer- There are
usually few leads.
Burglaries are usually solved because of informants. - Answer- False
Burglars are often involved in other crimes, as well. - Answer- True
Using a bait car is a form of entrapment. - Answer- False
Fraud - Answer- Refers to all the ways one person can falsely represent a fact to
another in order to induce that person to surrender something of value. There are many
different types of fraud; it is only limited by offenders' imaginations.
Identity theft - Answer- Is a common form of fraud that occurs when one person steals
the personal information of another and uses it without permission. Typically, identity
theft has a financial motive, but it may have other motives as well, such as revenge.
A skimmer - Answer- Is a device used to record this information when a victim performs
a transaction with a card.
, Telephone scams - Answer- Common form of fraud.
Cyberattacks are crimes in which the computer system is the target. - Answer-
Cyberattacks consist of computer viruses, denial of service attacks, electronic
vandalism or sabotage, spyware, adware, hacking, phishing, and spoofing. These
attacks most often involve businesses and result in data breaches. Seldom are they
reported to law enforcement.
Robbery - Answer- Refers to "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the
care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force, threat of force, violence,
and/or by putting the victim in fear."
Establish a robbery has occurred - Answer- The victim must state that the property was
taken by force and without permission.
Types of robberies - Answer- Street robberies, convenience store and gas station
robberies, vehicle-related robberies, bank robberies, and home invasion robberies.
Street robberies are the most common; bank robberies are the least common.
The value of a holdup alarm - Answer- Apprehending robbers
Robbery holdup alarms are not likely to be false, and they ensure a fast police
response.
Robberies have often been identified as one of the most potentially dangerous
situations for the police. - Answer- As a result, a top priority in responding to such calls
is the safety of officers and victims at the scene.
The best evidence available in robberies. - Answer- Eyewitness descriptions of the
perpetrator
When available, security surveillance video may also be extremely useful. Video can
make the creation of composite pictures of the offender based on witness descriptions
unnecessary. Video may also reveal details about the crime that are unknown to
witnesses. However, video also has limitations.
The MO of the robber - Answer- Used by investigators to link robberies together and to
the same perpetrator, to clear crimes when an offender is identified and apprehended,
and to provide other clues as to the characteristics of the perpetrator.
A street robber's approach - Answer- A confrontation, blitz, con, or snatch-theft. A
convenience store robber's approach MO can be straight or through pretending to be a
customer.
The use of dye packs, bait bills, and GPS trackers - Answer- Prove useful in the
investigation of bank robberies.
