CJE 2600 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Which of the following are guidelines for officers writing incident reports? - Answers All of the
answers are correct.
A small study of police officers' field notes from witness interviews showed that they failed to include
________% of crime-relevant information in their reports. - Answers 40
Incident reports are a secondary source of investigative information. - Answers False
The use of public online reporting systems did not become widespread: - Answers during and after
the Great Recession
Law enforcement policies often state that certain types of crimes must be reported to the appropriate
investigative unit supervisor for determination whether a detective will be sent to the scene. Which of
the following is an example of a crime that requires notification of the supervisor of the appropriate
investigative unit? - Answers All of the answers are correct.
A police car with a computer on which to write an incident is a major asset. What percentage of
officers have vehicles with such computers? - Answers 93
Regarding the value of stolen property, which statement is true? - Answers All of the answers are
correct.
From a sampling of police policies, which statement is true about officers interacting with transgender
people/persons? - Answers Use the pronouns appropriate to their preferred gender or gender
expression.
According to law enforcement agencies using eCitations, the shift from using handwritten traffic
citations is from 16 minutes to ________ minutes. - Answers 8
Which statement about body-worn cameras (BWCs) is most accurate? - Answers Releasing BWC
recordings to the news media or public creates the risk that they could be misinterpreted.
There are about nine million people in the transgender community. They are the victims of 18.7% of
all reported single-bias crimes. What percentage of the transgender community perceives hostility
toward them by law enforcement officers? - Answers 21
Assume a person was present at a crime scene but left before the responding officer arrived. The
officer should gather information about that person, such as what period was the person present,
what did the person say or do while there, what relationship the person has with the victim or
suspect, and did the person leave or take anything from the scene. - Answers True
An often-quoted figure is that handwritten incident reports take ________ minutes to complete,
depending on their complexity. - Answers 30-45
Which of the following should be routinely recorded in a report? - Answers All of the answers are
correct
When taking field notes, an officer can use nonverbal cues to encourage a person to continue
speaking. - Answers True
Field notes can be made with any writing instrument. - Answers False
In State v. Samander V. Dabas, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that: - Answers field notes
cannot be destroyed and are subject to discovery by attorneys.
Field notes can be used to defend the accuracy and integrity of an incident report by showing a link
between the field notes and the content of the report. - Answers True
A 2015 national study showed that ________% of large cities and counties had fully implemented
body-worn camera (BWC) programs. - Answers 19
Which type of fusion center has the highest priority for the allocation of available federal resources? -
Answers primary
Whereas surveillance is thought of as "following," it actually means the continued observance, both
overt and covert, of people, places, and things to obtain information of investigative significance. -
Answers True
In the context of the intelligence/analytical cycle, ________ is immediately actionable and often
results in arrests. - Answers tactical intelligence
Geographic profiling is an investigative strategy that uses the locations of a series of crimes to
determine the most probable area of the ________. - Answers offender's residence
What drives the intelligence/analytical cycle? - Answers end-user needs
Which of the following is included in the investigative solvability factors? - Answers All of the above
The police have been quick to use the Internet for: - Answers All of the answers are correct.
, The gathering and reporting of the raw information that is needed to produce finished intelligence is
called ________ - Answers collection
Participants in live lineups may appear sequentially or may all appear simultaneously. - Answers True
The National Drug Pointer Index promotes what? - Answers agent safety and prevents duplication of
effort
What source of information reveals personal information about a suspect, including his or her current
aliases, health and mental condition, scars, marks, and tattoos, as well as other information. -
Answers jail booking report
The same type of crime being committed over a short period of time, probably by the same offender,
is referred to as a ________. - Answers series
How many photographs are usually in a photo array/photo lineup? - Answers 6
Which of the following statements is true about tactical crime analysis? - Answers deals with
immediate criminal offenses, such as burglaries or robberies.
Determining whether suspected criminal activity exists, obtaining probable cause for a search
warrant, and preventing crime by allowing suspects to become aware they are being closely watched
are all considered effective uses of ________. - Answers surveillance
Which of the following statements is true about casual surveillance? - Answers It includes taking note
of cars present, persons seen, and so forth each time an officer happens to drive by the surveillance
area.
A live lineup is a process in which a series of "real people" are shown to an eyewitness to establish
whether he or she can pick out the suspect. - Answers True
Evidential intelligence, which is gathered and analyzed over time, usually confirms new or newly
discovered patterns of criminal activity - Answers False
Which of the following activities illustrates aerial remote sensing? - Answers all of the above
Which is an accurate statement about a "live lineup?" - Answers The suspect should be allowed to
pick the order in which he/she appears.
Which of the following statements is true about home-invasion robberies? - Answers They typically
target the person
Due to its personal and often violent nature, robbery is one of the crimes most feared by the public, a
fear that may be heightened by perceptions of police inability to deal effectively with robberies. -
Answers True
In the context of bank robberies, professional bank robbers are likely to: - Answers employ
intimidation or physical or verbal threats.
Taxicab drivers and convenience-store personnel in particular are easy targets for robbery, because
they often work alone at all hours of the day and night, with minimal or no protection from robbers,
and a large part of the business they conduct is on a cash basis. - Answers True
Which of the following statements is true about automated teller machine (ATM) robberies? -
Answers Typically, the victim is a lone woman who is using the machine between 8 p.m. and midnight.
In approximately 85 percent of robberies, the perpetrator is armed, primarily with either a gun or a
knife. - Answers False
What is the main purpose of a greeter at a bank? - Answers To welcome customers and reduce the
anonymity of a would-be robber.
Which of the following is the purpose of running a file check on robbery victims? - Answers To see if
they have a history of making criminal complaints.
Which of the following statements is true about the victim in 93 percent of visible street robberies? -
Answers NOT THE ANSWER: HE OR SHE IS ALONE
In the context of the three styles of robberies, which of the following is a characteristic of the planned
operation? - Answers Scores are usually larger than the ambush and the selective raid.
The objective of the confrontation between a robber and a victim is to get the victim's immediate
compliance. - Answers True
Robbery consists of the following elements: the (1) taking and (2) carrying away of (3) personal
property of (4) another, with (5) the intent to deprive permanently, without (6) the use of force, fear,
or threat of force. - Answers False
Where does the importance of robbery reside? - Answers NOT THE ANSWER: IT RESIDES IN ITS
ECONOMICS
In the context of bank robberies, amateur bank robbers are likely to: - Answers try and escape on
foot or bicycle.
Which of the following are guidelines for officers writing incident reports? - Answers All of the
answers are correct.
A small study of police officers' field notes from witness interviews showed that they failed to include
________% of crime-relevant information in their reports. - Answers 40
Incident reports are a secondary source of investigative information. - Answers False
The use of public online reporting systems did not become widespread: - Answers during and after
the Great Recession
Law enforcement policies often state that certain types of crimes must be reported to the appropriate
investigative unit supervisor for determination whether a detective will be sent to the scene. Which of
the following is an example of a crime that requires notification of the supervisor of the appropriate
investigative unit? - Answers All of the answers are correct.
A police car with a computer on which to write an incident is a major asset. What percentage of
officers have vehicles with such computers? - Answers 93
Regarding the value of stolen property, which statement is true? - Answers All of the answers are
correct.
From a sampling of police policies, which statement is true about officers interacting with transgender
people/persons? - Answers Use the pronouns appropriate to their preferred gender or gender
expression.
According to law enforcement agencies using eCitations, the shift from using handwritten traffic
citations is from 16 minutes to ________ minutes. - Answers 8
Which statement about body-worn cameras (BWCs) is most accurate? - Answers Releasing BWC
recordings to the news media or public creates the risk that they could be misinterpreted.
There are about nine million people in the transgender community. They are the victims of 18.7% of
all reported single-bias crimes. What percentage of the transgender community perceives hostility
toward them by law enforcement officers? - Answers 21
Assume a person was present at a crime scene but left before the responding officer arrived. The
officer should gather information about that person, such as what period was the person present,
what did the person say or do while there, what relationship the person has with the victim or
suspect, and did the person leave or take anything from the scene. - Answers True
An often-quoted figure is that handwritten incident reports take ________ minutes to complete,
depending on their complexity. - Answers 30-45
Which of the following should be routinely recorded in a report? - Answers All of the answers are
correct
When taking field notes, an officer can use nonverbal cues to encourage a person to continue
speaking. - Answers True
Field notes can be made with any writing instrument. - Answers False
In State v. Samander V. Dabas, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that: - Answers field notes
cannot be destroyed and are subject to discovery by attorneys.
Field notes can be used to defend the accuracy and integrity of an incident report by showing a link
between the field notes and the content of the report. - Answers True
A 2015 national study showed that ________% of large cities and counties had fully implemented
body-worn camera (BWC) programs. - Answers 19
Which type of fusion center has the highest priority for the allocation of available federal resources? -
Answers primary
Whereas surveillance is thought of as "following," it actually means the continued observance, both
overt and covert, of people, places, and things to obtain information of investigative significance. -
Answers True
In the context of the intelligence/analytical cycle, ________ is immediately actionable and often
results in arrests. - Answers tactical intelligence
Geographic profiling is an investigative strategy that uses the locations of a series of crimes to
determine the most probable area of the ________. - Answers offender's residence
What drives the intelligence/analytical cycle? - Answers end-user needs
Which of the following is included in the investigative solvability factors? - Answers All of the above
The police have been quick to use the Internet for: - Answers All of the answers are correct.
, The gathering and reporting of the raw information that is needed to produce finished intelligence is
called ________ - Answers collection
Participants in live lineups may appear sequentially or may all appear simultaneously. - Answers True
The National Drug Pointer Index promotes what? - Answers agent safety and prevents duplication of
effort
What source of information reveals personal information about a suspect, including his or her current
aliases, health and mental condition, scars, marks, and tattoos, as well as other information. -
Answers jail booking report
The same type of crime being committed over a short period of time, probably by the same offender,
is referred to as a ________. - Answers series
How many photographs are usually in a photo array/photo lineup? - Answers 6
Which of the following statements is true about tactical crime analysis? - Answers deals with
immediate criminal offenses, such as burglaries or robberies.
Determining whether suspected criminal activity exists, obtaining probable cause for a search
warrant, and preventing crime by allowing suspects to become aware they are being closely watched
are all considered effective uses of ________. - Answers surveillance
Which of the following statements is true about casual surveillance? - Answers It includes taking note
of cars present, persons seen, and so forth each time an officer happens to drive by the surveillance
area.
A live lineup is a process in which a series of "real people" are shown to an eyewitness to establish
whether he or she can pick out the suspect. - Answers True
Evidential intelligence, which is gathered and analyzed over time, usually confirms new or newly
discovered patterns of criminal activity - Answers False
Which of the following activities illustrates aerial remote sensing? - Answers all of the above
Which is an accurate statement about a "live lineup?" - Answers The suspect should be allowed to
pick the order in which he/she appears.
Which of the following statements is true about home-invasion robberies? - Answers They typically
target the person
Due to its personal and often violent nature, robbery is one of the crimes most feared by the public, a
fear that may be heightened by perceptions of police inability to deal effectively with robberies. -
Answers True
In the context of bank robberies, professional bank robbers are likely to: - Answers employ
intimidation or physical or verbal threats.
Taxicab drivers and convenience-store personnel in particular are easy targets for robbery, because
they often work alone at all hours of the day and night, with minimal or no protection from robbers,
and a large part of the business they conduct is on a cash basis. - Answers True
Which of the following statements is true about automated teller machine (ATM) robberies? -
Answers Typically, the victim is a lone woman who is using the machine between 8 p.m. and midnight.
In approximately 85 percent of robberies, the perpetrator is armed, primarily with either a gun or a
knife. - Answers False
What is the main purpose of a greeter at a bank? - Answers To welcome customers and reduce the
anonymity of a would-be robber.
Which of the following is the purpose of running a file check on robbery victims? - Answers To see if
they have a history of making criminal complaints.
Which of the following statements is true about the victim in 93 percent of visible street robberies? -
Answers NOT THE ANSWER: HE OR SHE IS ALONE
In the context of the three styles of robberies, which of the following is a characteristic of the planned
operation? - Answers Scores are usually larger than the ambush and the selective raid.
The objective of the confrontation between a robber and a victim is to get the victim's immediate
compliance. - Answers True
Robbery consists of the following elements: the (1) taking and (2) carrying away of (3) personal
property of (4) another, with (5) the intent to deprive permanently, without (6) the use of force, fear,
or threat of force. - Answers False
Where does the importance of robbery reside? - Answers NOT THE ANSWER: IT RESIDES IN ITS
ECONOMICS
In the context of bank robberies, amateur bank robbers are likely to: - Answers try and escape on
foot or bicycle.
