,Test Bank For Criminal Investigation (Justice Series), Updated Edition 3rd Edition
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Thief catchers were hired during the crime wave in England during the 18th and 19th centuries and 1)
were identified as:
A) Social climbers B) Hirelings C) Rent a cops D) Both A and B
2) The Bow Street Runners were established by: 2)
A) Frances Smith B) Sir Robert Peel
C) Henry Fielding D) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3) England's first paid, full-time police force, the London Metropolitan Police Department, was 3)
named after:
A) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle B) Frances Smith
C) Henry Fielding D) Sir Robert Peel
4) Which of the following U.S. city established the first professional police force? 4)
A) Philadelphia B) Washington, D.C.
C) Boston D) New York
5) The first criminal investigation agency in the United States was the: 5)
A) William J. Burns Detective Agency B) United States Investigative Agency
C) Pinkerton National Detective Agency D) Private Eye Investigative Agency
6) Thomas Byrnes, the chief detective of New York City, at 9:00 a.m. marched all of the criminals who 6)
had been arrested the previous 24 hours before his detectives. This became known as the:
A) Byrnes' Parade of Offenders B) 12th Precinct Parade
C) Parade of Criminals D) Mulberry Street Morning Parade
7) The single most significant development in criminal investigation in the United States was the 7)
establishment of the in 1924.
A) DEA B) FBI C) Border Patrol D) Secret Service
8) The FBI's early contributions included: 8)
A) The National Academy
B) The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
C) A crime laboratory that was available to state and local police
D) All of the above
9) August Vollmer's contribution to policing included all but which of the following? 9)
A) First police chief to require officers to get a college degree
B) Inventing the intoxilyzer
C) Hiring the first African-American and female officer
D) World's first police school
10) To date, all crime scenes are searched based on Edmund Locard's principle, which states: 10)
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,Test Bank For Criminal Investigation (Justice Series), Updated Edition 3rd Edition
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
A) Whenever a perpetrator come into contact with the scene they either leave or take something
away.
B) Always secure the crime scene before anything is touched.
C) There is always evidence at a crime scene.
D) Both B and C
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, Test Bank For Criminal Investigation (Justice Series), Updated Edition 3rd Edition
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
11) The Bertillon system, also known as anthropometry, was based on: 11)
A) The idea that no two humans shared the same DNA
B) The belief that no two humans had the same fingerprints
C) The idea that certain aspects of the human body remained the same after a person reached a
full physical maturity
D) All of the above
12) is concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse. 12)
A) Forensic pathology B) Forensic oncology
C) Forensic entomology D) Forensic serology
13) Which of the following is NOT a manner of death? 13)
A) Drowning B) Accidental C) Undetermined D) Natural
14) Which of the following is a responsibility of a pathologist? 14)
A) Serve as an expert witness in civil or criminal cases
B) Collect and examine tissue specimens under the microscope
C) Examine and document wounds and injuries
D) All of the above
15) In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant 15)
to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police
agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below identify a major recommendation of
this study?
A) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent
fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering.
B) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and
thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.
C) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of
serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery.
D) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary
investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while
eliminating redundancy.
16) Which of the following statements is a major recommendation that arose from the PERF study? 16)
A) Greater emphasis should be placed on the collection and use of physical evidence because it
can be effective in corroborating other evidence of suspect identification.
B) Police departments should develop policies and guidelines encouraging the use of evidence
technicians in routine cases such as burglary and robbery even when there has been no
physical injury to victims.
C) Police officers should limit time locating witnesses through the use of a neighborhood canvass
since this effort is highly ineffective and thus wastes critical time required to solve cases.
D) Since physical evidence is seldom used in identifying suspects, less emphasis should be
placed on gathering such evidence.
A)
17) Because of the changing nature of criminal activity and the role of the investigator, the objectives of
a criminal investigation may be more complex than people imagine. Which of the following are
objectives of criminal investigations?
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Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Thief catchers were hired during the crime wave in England during the 18th and 19th centuries and 1)
were identified as:
A) Social climbers B) Hirelings C) Rent a cops D) Both A and B
2) The Bow Street Runners were established by: 2)
A) Frances Smith B) Sir Robert Peel
C) Henry Fielding D) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3) England's first paid, full-time police force, the London Metropolitan Police Department, was 3)
named after:
A) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle B) Frances Smith
C) Henry Fielding D) Sir Robert Peel
4) Which of the following U.S. city established the first professional police force? 4)
A) Philadelphia B) Washington, D.C.
C) Boston D) New York
5) The first criminal investigation agency in the United States was the: 5)
A) William J. Burns Detective Agency B) United States Investigative Agency
C) Pinkerton National Detective Agency D) Private Eye Investigative Agency
6) Thomas Byrnes, the chief detective of New York City, at 9:00 a.m. marched all of the criminals who 6)
had been arrested the previous 24 hours before his detectives. This became known as the:
A) Byrnes' Parade of Offenders B) 12th Precinct Parade
C) Parade of Criminals D) Mulberry Street Morning Parade
7) The single most significant development in criminal investigation in the United States was the 7)
establishment of the in 1924.
A) DEA B) FBI C) Border Patrol D) Secret Service
8) The FBI's early contributions included: 8)
A) The National Academy
B) The National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
C) A crime laboratory that was available to state and local police
D) All of the above
9) August Vollmer's contribution to policing included all but which of the following? 9)
A) First police chief to require officers to get a college degree
B) Inventing the intoxilyzer
C) Hiring the first African-American and female officer
D) World's first police school
10) To date, all crime scenes are searched based on Edmund Locard's principle, which states: 10)
1
,Test Bank For Criminal Investigation (Justice Series), Updated Edition 3rd Edition
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
A) Whenever a perpetrator come into contact with the scene they either leave or take something
away.
B) Always secure the crime scene before anything is touched.
C) There is always evidence at a crime scene.
D) Both B and C
2
, Test Bank For Criminal Investigation (Justice Series), Updated Edition 3rd Edition
Chapter 1 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
11) The Bertillon system, also known as anthropometry, was based on: 11)
A) The idea that no two humans shared the same DNA
B) The belief that no two humans had the same fingerprints
C) The idea that certain aspects of the human body remained the same after a person reached a
full physical maturity
D) All of the above
12) is concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse. 12)
A) Forensic pathology B) Forensic oncology
C) Forensic entomology D) Forensic serology
13) Which of the following is NOT a manner of death? 13)
A) Drowning B) Accidental C) Undetermined D) Natural
14) Which of the following is a responsibility of a pathologist? 14)
A) Serve as an expert witness in civil or criminal cases
B) Collect and examine tissue specimens under the microscope
C) Examine and document wounds and injuries
D) All of the above
15) In the late 1970s, the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice awarded a grant 15)
to the RAND Corporation to undertake a nationwide study of criminal investigations by police
agencies in major U.S. cities. Which of the statements below identify a major recommendation of
this study?
A) There should be less emphasis on increased forensic resources for processing latent
fingerprints and more emphasis on intelligence gathering.
B) Crimes that require special investigative abilities should be handled by patrol officers and
thus agencies should eliminate specialized investigators.
C) Less serious crimes, such as drug violations, gambling, and prostitution, are major causes of
serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery.
D) Patrol officers should be afforded greater responsibilities in conducting preliminary
investigations, providing greater case-screening capabilities for investigators while
eliminating redundancy.
16) Which of the following statements is a major recommendation that arose from the PERF study? 16)
A) Greater emphasis should be placed on the collection and use of physical evidence because it
can be effective in corroborating other evidence of suspect identification.
B) Police departments should develop policies and guidelines encouraging the use of evidence
technicians in routine cases such as burglary and robbery even when there has been no
physical injury to victims.
C) Police officers should limit time locating witnesses through the use of a neighborhood canvass
since this effort is highly ineffective and thus wastes critical time required to solve cases.
D) Since physical evidence is seldom used in identifying suspects, less emphasis should be
placed on gathering such evidence.
A)
17) Because of the changing nature of criminal activity and the role of the investigator, the objectives of
a criminal investigation may be more complex than people imagine. Which of the following are
objectives of criminal investigations?
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