CJUS 300 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is one of the advantages social media could have for criminal investigations? -
Answer- The information can be released by other media outlets.
What is one of the problems with the police posting information about crimes on social
media? - Answer- Posts can take on a life of their own.
What is a common characteristic among gangs? - Answer- They are ramping up their
use of technology and social media.
Which statement about the National Crime Information Center is true? - Answer- It is the
largest crime information network in the United States.
When a person attempts to purchase a gun, the background check is required to look
into the ______ File of the NCIC to find if the applicant is a prohibited person? - Answer-
Denied Transaction
Which is true with regard to the use of parapsychology and criminal investigations? -
Answer- Investigators work with a psychic to use their talents to solve the crime.
Research shows that in stranger abduction cases, harm often comes to the child
quickly. - Answer- True
In which investigation would the current location of the phone be the most important
information to determine? - Answer- Missing person case in which a victim is believed to
be in possession of the phone.
What information would a company such as Google need in order to be able to provide
identifying information about a suspect? - Answer- any email address the suspect uses
A computer's IP address would be most useful to an investigation in a case in which the
suspect ______. - Answer- is believed to have access to a child pornography website
The police could search a cell phone without a warrant in a case in which the owner
______. - Answer- gives consent
, Burner phones provide the same evidence as smartphones, but their owner is not
recorded. - Answer- False
Burner phone - Answer- A cell phone that has voice and text messaging capabilities but
is not able to connect to the Internet. They are called "burner phones" because they are
inexpensive and, as a result, easily disposable.
Cellebrite - Answer- A brand of electronic machine used to extract data from the
memory of cell phones or other electronic devices.
Digital evidence - Answer- Crime-related information retrieved from an electronic
device.
GrayKey - Answer- A device that when connected to a locked smartphone makes
repeated guesses at passcodes until it is successful and the phone is unlocked.
Internet Protocol (IP) address - Answer- An identifying number associated with a
computer or other device that can access the Internet.
Smartphone - Answer- A device that can be used for voice calls, text messaging,
Internet access, and multimedia and software applications.
Different types of electronic devices may contain digital evidence. Given the proliferation
of electronic devices, nearly every crime could have digital evidence associated with it. -
Answer- Smartphones, computers, smartwatches, and smart home devices
The most common source of digital evidence. - Answer- Smartphones
Access to the content of phones - Answer- requires a search warrant, consent, or
exigent circumstances.
Extract data from phones - Answer- Cellebrite technology
Computers and smartwatches - Answer- May contain much (but not all) of the same
types of digital evidence as smartphones.
Smart home devices - Answer- Contain valuable digital evidence, such as victims' and
suspects' verbal statements and Internet search histories.
Smartphones can be critical to establishing that a(n) ______. - Answer- crime occurred
The police would be most interested in looking at GPS data from a smartphone in a
case in which the suspect ______. - Answer- says they were in another state when the
crime occurred
AND ANSWERS
What is one of the advantages social media could have for criminal investigations? -
Answer- The information can be released by other media outlets.
What is one of the problems with the police posting information about crimes on social
media? - Answer- Posts can take on a life of their own.
What is a common characteristic among gangs? - Answer- They are ramping up their
use of technology and social media.
Which statement about the National Crime Information Center is true? - Answer- It is the
largest crime information network in the United States.
When a person attempts to purchase a gun, the background check is required to look
into the ______ File of the NCIC to find if the applicant is a prohibited person? - Answer-
Denied Transaction
Which is true with regard to the use of parapsychology and criminal investigations? -
Answer- Investigators work with a psychic to use their talents to solve the crime.
Research shows that in stranger abduction cases, harm often comes to the child
quickly. - Answer- True
In which investigation would the current location of the phone be the most important
information to determine? - Answer- Missing person case in which a victim is believed to
be in possession of the phone.
What information would a company such as Google need in order to be able to provide
identifying information about a suspect? - Answer- any email address the suspect uses
A computer's IP address would be most useful to an investigation in a case in which the
suspect ______. - Answer- is believed to have access to a child pornography website
The police could search a cell phone without a warrant in a case in which the owner
______. - Answer- gives consent
, Burner phones provide the same evidence as smartphones, but their owner is not
recorded. - Answer- False
Burner phone - Answer- A cell phone that has voice and text messaging capabilities but
is not able to connect to the Internet. They are called "burner phones" because they are
inexpensive and, as a result, easily disposable.
Cellebrite - Answer- A brand of electronic machine used to extract data from the
memory of cell phones or other electronic devices.
Digital evidence - Answer- Crime-related information retrieved from an electronic
device.
GrayKey - Answer- A device that when connected to a locked smartphone makes
repeated guesses at passcodes until it is successful and the phone is unlocked.
Internet Protocol (IP) address - Answer- An identifying number associated with a
computer or other device that can access the Internet.
Smartphone - Answer- A device that can be used for voice calls, text messaging,
Internet access, and multimedia and software applications.
Different types of electronic devices may contain digital evidence. Given the proliferation
of electronic devices, nearly every crime could have digital evidence associated with it. -
Answer- Smartphones, computers, smartwatches, and smart home devices
The most common source of digital evidence. - Answer- Smartphones
Access to the content of phones - Answer- requires a search warrant, consent, or
exigent circumstances.
Extract data from phones - Answer- Cellebrite technology
Computers and smartwatches - Answer- May contain much (but not all) of the same
types of digital evidence as smartphones.
Smart home devices - Answer- Contain valuable digital evidence, such as victims' and
suspects' verbal statements and Internet search histories.
Smartphones can be critical to establishing that a(n) ______. - Answer- crime occurred
The police would be most interested in looking at GPS data from a smartphone in a
case in which the suspect ______. - Answer- says they were in another state when the
crime occurred
