NC BLET- Criminal Investigations Actual
Study Questions with Answers <Expert
Graded A+>
1. Three Sources of Law - ANSWER Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Common Law
2. Constitutional Law - ANSWER The supreme law of the land. All other laws
must comply with the basic constitutional provisions.
3. Statutory Law - ANSWER Declares, commands, or Prohibits something.
The written will of the politically elected legislature.
4. Common Law - ANSWER Judge Made Law
Tradition based "Case Law"
5. Preliminary Step 1 - ANSWER Record the time you received the call, time
you arrived, and weather conditions
6. Preliminary Step 2 - ANSWER Initial questioning of witnesses-
anyone injured?
what happened?
is suspect gone?
who is involved?
,7. Preliminary Step 3 - ANSWER Give aid to injured
8. Preliminary Step 4 - ANSWER Protective sweep
9. Preliminary Step 5 - ANSWER Protect scene + call for necessary assistance
10.Preliminary Step 6 - ANSWER Locate + identify witnesses
11.Preliminary Step 7 - ANSWER BOLOs
12.Preliminary Step 8 - ANSWER Secure the scene more adequetely
13.Preliminary Step 9 - ANSWER Carefully walk through
-establish potential evidence
-establish path safe to walk through
-mentally trace events of the crime
14.Preliminary Step 10 - ANSWER Photograph, measure, sketch scene
15.Preliminary Step 11 - ANSWER Collect, label, package evidence
16.Preliminary Step 12 - ANSWER Secure scene if necessary until some
follow-up investigation is done
,17.Mincy v. Arizona - ANSWER allows immediate seizure of evidence if
officer has reason to believe the evidence would be immediately lost,
destroyed, or removed during time need to procure search warrant
18.7 areas common to crime scenes that should be identified immediately -
ANSWER place of arrival
point of entry
path through the scene
contact with the scene
contact with the victim
place of exit
place of arrest
19.Perimeters of scene - ANSWER should be generous, as it is easier to make
it smaller than to expand it; can always reduce boundaries later
20.Until photographed/sketched, evidence should remain... - ANSWER
unmoved; may be necessary to cover or move evidence that may be altered
or destroyed due to conditions
21.Smoke color (arson) - ANSWER white: hay/vegetation
black: petroleum base
22.Flame color (arson) - ANSWER alcohol may burn blue, large quantities
orange
23.Plants (arson) - ANSWER preparations placed around ignition device (rags,
papers, blankets, etc)
, 24.Trailers (arson) - ANSWER devices to spread fire typically from plant to
plant (rope, sheets, rolled paper, etc)
25.V Shaped Pattern - ANSWER assists with determining point of origin of a
fire, bottom point being ignition and rest of the V being upward/outward
progress of fire
26.(lightbulbs will melt/bend towards point of V)
27.Burglary (B&E) Investigation - ANSWER Most solved by MO and phys.
evidence
28.B&E physical evidence includes - ANSWER tools/tool marks
fingerprints/impressions
blood/hair/skin
fibers
clothing/personal belongings
cigarette butts
DNA
29.Stolen Property entered into - ANSWER NCIC- National Crime
Information Center
30.Indicators of possible fraudulent burglaries - ANSWER theft includes
numerous family heirlooms
includes numerous appraised items of scheduled property
Study Questions with Answers <Expert
Graded A+>
1. Three Sources of Law - ANSWER Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Common Law
2. Constitutional Law - ANSWER The supreme law of the land. All other laws
must comply with the basic constitutional provisions.
3. Statutory Law - ANSWER Declares, commands, or Prohibits something.
The written will of the politically elected legislature.
4. Common Law - ANSWER Judge Made Law
Tradition based "Case Law"
5. Preliminary Step 1 - ANSWER Record the time you received the call, time
you arrived, and weather conditions
6. Preliminary Step 2 - ANSWER Initial questioning of witnesses-
anyone injured?
what happened?
is suspect gone?
who is involved?
,7. Preliminary Step 3 - ANSWER Give aid to injured
8. Preliminary Step 4 - ANSWER Protective sweep
9. Preliminary Step 5 - ANSWER Protect scene + call for necessary assistance
10.Preliminary Step 6 - ANSWER Locate + identify witnesses
11.Preliminary Step 7 - ANSWER BOLOs
12.Preliminary Step 8 - ANSWER Secure the scene more adequetely
13.Preliminary Step 9 - ANSWER Carefully walk through
-establish potential evidence
-establish path safe to walk through
-mentally trace events of the crime
14.Preliminary Step 10 - ANSWER Photograph, measure, sketch scene
15.Preliminary Step 11 - ANSWER Collect, label, package evidence
16.Preliminary Step 12 - ANSWER Secure scene if necessary until some
follow-up investigation is done
,17.Mincy v. Arizona - ANSWER allows immediate seizure of evidence if
officer has reason to believe the evidence would be immediately lost,
destroyed, or removed during time need to procure search warrant
18.7 areas common to crime scenes that should be identified immediately -
ANSWER place of arrival
point of entry
path through the scene
contact with the scene
contact with the victim
place of exit
place of arrest
19.Perimeters of scene - ANSWER should be generous, as it is easier to make
it smaller than to expand it; can always reduce boundaries later
20.Until photographed/sketched, evidence should remain... - ANSWER
unmoved; may be necessary to cover or move evidence that may be altered
or destroyed due to conditions
21.Smoke color (arson) - ANSWER white: hay/vegetation
black: petroleum base
22.Flame color (arson) - ANSWER alcohol may burn blue, large quantities
orange
23.Plants (arson) - ANSWER preparations placed around ignition device (rags,
papers, blankets, etc)
, 24.Trailers (arson) - ANSWER devices to spread fire typically from plant to
plant (rope, sheets, rolled paper, etc)
25.V Shaped Pattern - ANSWER assists with determining point of origin of a
fire, bottom point being ignition and rest of the V being upward/outward
progress of fire
26.(lightbulbs will melt/bend towards point of V)
27.Burglary (B&E) Investigation - ANSWER Most solved by MO and phys.
evidence
28.B&E physical evidence includes - ANSWER tools/tool marks
fingerprints/impressions
blood/hair/skin
fibers
clothing/personal belongings
cigarette butts
DNA
29.Stolen Property entered into - ANSWER NCIC- National Crime
Information Center
30.Indicators of possible fraudulent burglaries - ANSWER theft includes
numerous family heirlooms
includes numerous appraised items of scheduled property
