CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 8TH EDITION
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2 classes of thief catchers.
Answer: 1-hirelings, whose motivations were mercenary
2-social climbers, who would implicate their accomplices in order to
move up the social ladder
◉ Constables.
Answer: first police that worked only at night, who were paid by the
residents they served in London from 1253-1829
◉ Bow street runner.
Answer: started by Henry Fielding, were the first well-known
investigative body in England and were the forerunners of a trend in
policing for specialization within the police force.
◉ London Metro Police.
Answer: est 1829 by founder Sir Robert Peel and officers were
dubbed "bobbies" Was the first pid full-time police officers.
,◉ Bertillion System.
Answer: personal identification system developed by Alphonse
Bertillion. Based on the idea that aspects of the human body, such as
skeletal size, ear shaping, and eye color, remained the same after a
person had reached full physical maturity.
◉ William J Herschel.
Answer: credited with est. a persons fingerprints could act as a
unique, unchangeable method of personal identification.
◉ During the 19th century, 3 significant elements emerged that had
an impact on criminal investigations in america..
Answer: 1-Municipal police were supplemented by county sheriff in
rural areas.
2-est. of the Texas Rangers
3-Expansion of police functions
◉ allan pinkerton.
Answer: found Pinkerton National Detective agency in 1850.
Pinkerton gained national fame when he uncovered a plot to kill
Abraham Lincoln in the 1860's
◉ Rogues gallery.
,Answer: compilation of descriptions, methods of operation, hiding
places, and names of associates of known criminals
◉ Prohibition.
Answer: 1920-1933
◉ Forensic dentistry.
Answer: scientific study of dental records.
◉ Serology.
Answer: scientific analysis of blood.
◉ Proof.
Answer: the end or net result of the evidence collection process
◉ CSI Effect.
Answer: several ways in which the exaggerated portrayal of forensic
science on crime television shows such as CSI
◉ Recommendations of the RAND study.
Answer: 1-Coordinate police investigations more closely with
prosecutors
, 2-Expand the investigative role of patrol officers
3-Provide more resources to process, organize and search for latent
prints.
4-Distinguish cases that can be handled clerically and those that
require trained investigators.
◉ Objectives of Criminal Investigation.
Answer: 1-Detect Crime
2-Locate and identify suspects in crime
3-Locate, document and preserve evidence of crime
4-Arrests suspects
5-Recover stolen property
6-Prepare sound cases for prosecution
◉ Inductive reasoning.
Answer: reasoning that takes us beyond what we know (current
evidence and information) to conclusions about what we don't
know.
◉ deductive reasoning.
Answer: reasoning based on specific pieces of evidence to est proof
that a suspect is guilty of an offense
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2 classes of thief catchers.
Answer: 1-hirelings, whose motivations were mercenary
2-social climbers, who would implicate their accomplices in order to
move up the social ladder
◉ Constables.
Answer: first police that worked only at night, who were paid by the
residents they served in London from 1253-1829
◉ Bow street runner.
Answer: started by Henry Fielding, were the first well-known
investigative body in England and were the forerunners of a trend in
policing for specialization within the police force.
◉ London Metro Police.
Answer: est 1829 by founder Sir Robert Peel and officers were
dubbed "bobbies" Was the first pid full-time police officers.
,◉ Bertillion System.
Answer: personal identification system developed by Alphonse
Bertillion. Based on the idea that aspects of the human body, such as
skeletal size, ear shaping, and eye color, remained the same after a
person had reached full physical maturity.
◉ William J Herschel.
Answer: credited with est. a persons fingerprints could act as a
unique, unchangeable method of personal identification.
◉ During the 19th century, 3 significant elements emerged that had
an impact on criminal investigations in america..
Answer: 1-Municipal police were supplemented by county sheriff in
rural areas.
2-est. of the Texas Rangers
3-Expansion of police functions
◉ allan pinkerton.
Answer: found Pinkerton National Detective agency in 1850.
Pinkerton gained national fame when he uncovered a plot to kill
Abraham Lincoln in the 1860's
◉ Rogues gallery.
,Answer: compilation of descriptions, methods of operation, hiding
places, and names of associates of known criminals
◉ Prohibition.
Answer: 1920-1933
◉ Forensic dentistry.
Answer: scientific study of dental records.
◉ Serology.
Answer: scientific analysis of blood.
◉ Proof.
Answer: the end or net result of the evidence collection process
◉ CSI Effect.
Answer: several ways in which the exaggerated portrayal of forensic
science on crime television shows such as CSI
◉ Recommendations of the RAND study.
Answer: 1-Coordinate police investigations more closely with
prosecutors
, 2-Expand the investigative role of patrol officers
3-Provide more resources to process, organize and search for latent
prints.
4-Distinguish cases that can be handled clerically and those that
require trained investigators.
◉ Objectives of Criminal Investigation.
Answer: 1-Detect Crime
2-Locate and identify suspects in crime
3-Locate, document and preserve evidence of crime
4-Arrests suspects
5-Recover stolen property
6-Prepare sound cases for prosecution
◉ Inductive reasoning.
Answer: reasoning that takes us beyond what we know (current
evidence and information) to conclusions about what we don't
know.
◉ deductive reasoning.
Answer: reasoning based on specific pieces of evidence to est proof
that a suspect is guilty of an offense
