Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. Which site best illustrates the locale of the first professional police forces established in the
U.S.?
A. Abilene, KS
B. Gulfport, MS
C. Boston, MA
D. Virginia City, NV
Answer: C
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
2. Which technique was used by the Pinkerton agency until it was declared unconstitutional by
Congress in 1937?
A. secret files on political figures
B. industrial spying on labor union members
C. a “ thief taking” reward system
D. a “ rogues gallery” to identify suspects
Answer: D
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
3. Which of the following refers to the reasoning that takes us beyond what we know to conclusions
about what we don’t know?
A. the “CSI effect”
B. crime solving
C. forensic dentistry
D. inductive reasoning
Answer: D
Objective: Summarize the traits and thought processes of successful investigators.
Page number: 16
Level: Intermediate
4. Which of the following best illustrates the Bertillon system of criminal identification?
A. having victims identify a suspect from a lineup of several similar people
B. recruiting informants from the riffraff of the streets to zero in on criminals
C. collecting blood samples from underneath a victim’s fingernails
D. matching the shape of the ears and skeletal size to a particular suspect
Answer: D
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
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,Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
5. Which of the following addresses the criminal investigations of crimes that have already
occurred?
A. reactive response
B. proactive patrol
C. solvability factor
D. field operations
Answer: A
Objective: Describe the different types of investigations, investigators, and modes of investigation.
Page number: 20
Level: Intermediate
6. Which are objectives of criminal investigation?
I. Recover stolen property
II. Preserve evidence in crimes
III. Prepare criminal cases for prosecution
A. I, III
B. I, II
C. II, III
D. I, II, III
Answer: D
Objective: Summarize the traits and thought processes of successful investigators.
Page number: 15
Level: Basic
7. The Smithton Police Department has adopted the guidelines set forth in the RAND study. Which
action will it most likely follow in the future?
A. Reduce waste and mismanagement of funds.
B. Coordinate more closely with the prosecutor’s office.
C. Rely more on victim information in identifying suspects.
D. Extend the investigative period in routine cases to 5–7 days.
Answer: B
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
Page number: 14
Level: Intermediate
8. Which of the following is a procedure established to study human blood stains and distinguish
them from the blood of most other animals?
A. toxicology
B. odontology
C. cryptanalysis
D. serology
Answer: D
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
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,Page number: 11
Level: Basic
9. Scotland Yard is responsible for which of the following?
A. using uniformed officers
B. protecting important persons
C. seeking additional witnesses
D. calling in military intelligence
Answer: B
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 8
Level: basic
10. Which of the following best explains the growth of American police functions in the mid-to-late
nineteenth century?
A. more petty street crime in mid-sized towns
B. increased drug smuggling into American port cities
C. incidents of mob violence between ethnic groups
D. corruption within city halls in large cities
Answer: C
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
11. In addition to the sale of alcohol, the Volstead Act criminalized which action or actions
concerning alcohol?
I. Purchase
II. Consumption
III. Manufacture
IV. Transportation
A. III, IV
B. IV
C. II, III, IV
D. I, II, III, IV
Answer: A
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 10
Level: Basic
12. Who is credited with establishing England’s first police force and creating a working
relationship with local business owners to reduce the profits of London’s criminals?
A. Sir Robert Peel
B. Henry Fielding
C. William J. Herschel
D. Inspector Charles Frederick Field
Answer: B
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, Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
13. By around 1800, the first well-known investigators in England were not paid as police officers
but rather, were paid a percentage of all fines resulting from successful prosecution of thieves.
These investigators soon became known as _________________________.
A. the London Crime Team.
B. the England Bail Bondsmen.
C. Scotland YarD.
D. the Bow Street Runners.
Answer: D
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
14. The watershed in British police development occurred in 1829 with the establishment of the
London Metropolitan Police Department by _______________________________________.
A. Jonathan Wild,
B. Sir Robert Peel
C. Henry Fielding
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
15. What statement below is true regarding the Pinkerton National Detective Agency?
A. Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency was founded in 1850 by Scottish immigrant,
Allan Pinkerton.
B. This was the first organization of its type in the United States.
C. Its organizational structure was later adopted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D. The Pinkerton Agency was called on by communities to handle cases that local law
enforcement officers were unable to investigate due to incompetency or limited resources.
e. All of the above statements are true of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Answer: e
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
16. What did the Volstead Act criminalize?
A. The purchase and consumption of alcohol.
B. The consumption of alcohol.
C. The transportation of slaves after 1865.
D. The manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol.
Answer: D
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. Which site best illustrates the locale of the first professional police forces established in the
U.S.?
A. Abilene, KS
B. Gulfport, MS
C. Boston, MA
D. Virginia City, NV
Answer: C
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
2. Which technique was used by the Pinkerton agency until it was declared unconstitutional by
Congress in 1937?
A. secret files on political figures
B. industrial spying on labor union members
C. a “ thief taking” reward system
D. a “ rogues gallery” to identify suspects
Answer: D
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
3. Which of the following refers to the reasoning that takes us beyond what we know to conclusions
about what we don’t know?
A. the “CSI effect”
B. crime solving
C. forensic dentistry
D. inductive reasoning
Answer: D
Objective: Summarize the traits and thought processes of successful investigators.
Page number: 16
Level: Intermediate
4. Which of the following best illustrates the Bertillon system of criminal identification?
A. having victims identify a suspect from a lineup of several similar people
B. recruiting informants from the riffraff of the streets to zero in on criminals
C. collecting blood samples from underneath a victim’s fingernails
D. matching the shape of the ears and skeletal size to a particular suspect
Answer: D
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
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,Page number: 7
Level: Intermediate
5. Which of the following addresses the criminal investigations of crimes that have already
occurred?
A. reactive response
B. proactive patrol
C. solvability factor
D. field operations
Answer: A
Objective: Describe the different types of investigations, investigators, and modes of investigation.
Page number: 20
Level: Intermediate
6. Which are objectives of criminal investigation?
I. Recover stolen property
II. Preserve evidence in crimes
III. Prepare criminal cases for prosecution
A. I, III
B. I, II
C. II, III
D. I, II, III
Answer: D
Objective: Summarize the traits and thought processes of successful investigators.
Page number: 15
Level: Basic
7. The Smithton Police Department has adopted the guidelines set forth in the RAND study. Which
action will it most likely follow in the future?
A. Reduce waste and mismanagement of funds.
B. Coordinate more closely with the prosecutor’s office.
C. Rely more on victim information in identifying suspects.
D. Extend the investigative period in routine cases to 5–7 days.
Answer: B
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
Page number: 14
Level: Intermediate
8. Which of the following is a procedure established to study human blood stains and distinguish
them from the blood of most other animals?
A. toxicology
B. odontology
C. cryptanalysis
D. serology
Answer: D
Objective: Describe how developments in research and science have aided criminal investigation.
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,Page number: 11
Level: Basic
9. Scotland Yard is responsible for which of the following?
A. using uniformed officers
B. protecting important persons
C. seeking additional witnesses
D. calling in military intelligence
Answer: B
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 8
Level: basic
10. Which of the following best explains the growth of American police functions in the mid-to-late
nineteenth century?
A. more petty street crime in mid-sized towns
B. increased drug smuggling into American port cities
C. incidents of mob violence between ethnic groups
D. corruption within city halls in large cities
Answer: C
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
11. In addition to the sale of alcohol, the Volstead Act criminalized which action or actions
concerning alcohol?
I. Purchase
II. Consumption
III. Manufacture
IV. Transportation
A. III, IV
B. IV
C. II, III, IV
D. I, II, III, IV
Answer: A
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 10
Level: Basic
12. Who is credited with establishing England’s first police force and creating a working
relationship with local business owners to reduce the profits of London’s criminals?
A. Sir Robert Peel
B. Henry Fielding
C. William J. Herschel
D. Inspector Charles Frederick Field
Answer: B
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, Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
13. By around 1800, the first well-known investigators in England were not paid as police officers
but rather, were paid a percentage of all fines resulting from successful prosecution of thieves.
These investigators soon became known as _________________________.
A. the London Crime Team.
B. the England Bail Bondsmen.
C. Scotland YarD.
D. the Bow Street Runners.
Answer: D
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
14. The watershed in British police development occurred in 1829 with the establishment of the
London Metropolitan Police Department by _______________________________________.
A. Jonathan Wild,
B. Sir Robert Peel
C. Henry Fielding
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 6
Level: Basic
15. What statement below is true regarding the Pinkerton National Detective Agency?
A. Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency was founded in 1850 by Scottish immigrant,
Allan Pinkerton.
B. This was the first organization of its type in the United States.
C. Its organizational structure was later adopted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
D. The Pinkerton Agency was called on by communities to handle cases that local law
enforcement officers were unable to investigate due to incompetency or limited resources.
e. All of the above statements are true of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Answer: e
Objective: Outline the history of policing and criminal investigation.
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
16. What did the Volstead Act criminalize?
A. The purchase and consumption of alcohol.
B. The consumption of alcohol.
C. The transportation of slaves after 1865.
D. The manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol.
Answer: D
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