CRIMANAL INVESTIGATION EXAM #9 CHS. 1-4 WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The components of a criminal investigation include ______, crime-related information,
and goals. - correct answer the process of collecting
Which is one of the most common activities performed during a criminal investigation? -
correct answer searching for witnesses and victims
The ultimate goal of the criminal investigation process is to ______ through deterrence
or incapacitation. - correct answer reduce crime
Punishment that is used to prevent an offender from committing additional crimes is
known as ______. - correct answer incapacitation
Stings, decoys, and undercover fencing operations are types of ______ investigations. -
correct answer undercover
An investigator who believes that all information surrounding a crime is created by the
perpetrator and that the job of the police is to defeat the perpetrator in their attempts to
conceal this information conceives of criminal investigations as a ______. - correct
answer battle
An investigator who views the role of the police as primarily defensive while trying to
capitalize on mistakes made by the perpetrator conceives of the criminal investigation
process as a ______. - correct answer game
An investigator who sees all of the evidence as components of a larger picture that is
gradually being assembled conceives of the criminal investigation process as a ______.
- correct answer puzzle
An investigator who sees the process of solving the crime as requiring the investigative
team to navigate from the crime scene down a winding road to the perpetrator
conceives of the criminal investigation process as a ______. - correct answer maze
The mental mistake in which an investigator pays attention only to information that
reinforces what the investigator already believes is known as ______. - correct answer
confirmation bias
The three components of the criminal justice system are police, ______, and
corrections. - correct answer courts
The function of the courts in the criminal justice system process is to ______. - correct
answer adjudicate the accused
, The three components of the criminal investigations process are police, courts, and
corrections. - correct answer false
Forensic science is the field of scientific study that addresses legal questions. - correct
answer true
Forensic science is the field of scientific study that addresses legal questions. - correct
answer false
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - correct answer true
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - correct answer false
The perspective that sees criminal investigations as a battle is framed in terms of
offense and defense. - correct answer false
The perspective "criminal investigation as a game" views police as playing defense
attempting to "catch" the perpetrator. - correct answer true
Criminal investigations can be seen as a maze in which the start is the crime scene and
the end is the perpetrator. - correct answer true
Nearly all types of crimes are solved at the same rate. - correct answer false
You are walking down the street in 1806 England when a new acquaintance turns to
you and points out how easy it would be to pick the pocket of a person in front of you.
You would most suspect this new acquaintance of being a(n) ______. - correct answer
thief-maker
You are a Justice Department official during the Civil War. You are attempting to spy on
the Confederacy, while also knowing that the Confederacy is likely spying on your own
department. What would you most likely choose to do to address these problems? -
correct answer hire the Pinkerton private detective agency
Under ______, the government offered incentives to citizens who helped lead to the
arrest or apprehension of a criminal. - correct answer parliamentary reward
A(n) ______ was an individual who tricked another person into committing a crime and
then would turn that person in for a parliamentary reward. - correct answer thief-maker
The London Metropolitan Police Department was established in the ______. - correct
answer 1800s
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The components of a criminal investigation include ______, crime-related information,
and goals. - correct answer the process of collecting
Which is one of the most common activities performed during a criminal investigation? -
correct answer searching for witnesses and victims
The ultimate goal of the criminal investigation process is to ______ through deterrence
or incapacitation. - correct answer reduce crime
Punishment that is used to prevent an offender from committing additional crimes is
known as ______. - correct answer incapacitation
Stings, decoys, and undercover fencing operations are types of ______ investigations. -
correct answer undercover
An investigator who believes that all information surrounding a crime is created by the
perpetrator and that the job of the police is to defeat the perpetrator in their attempts to
conceal this information conceives of criminal investigations as a ______. - correct
answer battle
An investigator who views the role of the police as primarily defensive while trying to
capitalize on mistakes made by the perpetrator conceives of the criminal investigation
process as a ______. - correct answer game
An investigator who sees all of the evidence as components of a larger picture that is
gradually being assembled conceives of the criminal investigation process as a ______.
- correct answer puzzle
An investigator who sees the process of solving the crime as requiring the investigative
team to navigate from the crime scene down a winding road to the perpetrator
conceives of the criminal investigation process as a ______. - correct answer maze
The mental mistake in which an investigator pays attention only to information that
reinforces what the investigator already believes is known as ______. - correct answer
confirmation bias
The three components of the criminal justice system are police, ______, and
corrections. - correct answer courts
The function of the courts in the criminal justice system process is to ______. - correct
answer adjudicate the accused
, The three components of the criminal investigations process are police, courts, and
corrections. - correct answer false
Forensic science is the field of scientific study that addresses legal questions. - correct
answer true
Forensic science is the field of scientific study that addresses legal questions. - correct
answer false
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - correct answer true
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - correct answer false
The perspective that sees criminal investigations as a battle is framed in terms of
offense and defense. - correct answer false
The perspective "criminal investigation as a game" views police as playing defense
attempting to "catch" the perpetrator. - correct answer true
Criminal investigations can be seen as a maze in which the start is the crime scene and
the end is the perpetrator. - correct answer true
Nearly all types of crimes are solved at the same rate. - correct answer false
You are walking down the street in 1806 England when a new acquaintance turns to
you and points out how easy it would be to pick the pocket of a person in front of you.
You would most suspect this new acquaintance of being a(n) ______. - correct answer
thief-maker
You are a Justice Department official during the Civil War. You are attempting to spy on
the Confederacy, while also knowing that the Confederacy is likely spying on your own
department. What would you most likely choose to do to address these problems? -
correct answer hire the Pinkerton private detective agency
Under ______, the government offered incentives to citizens who helped lead to the
arrest or apprehension of a criminal. - correct answer parliamentary reward
A(n) ______ was an individual who tricked another person into committing a crime and
then would turn that person in for a parliamentary reward. - correct answer thief-maker
The London Metropolitan Police Department was established in the ______. - correct
answer 1800s
