Criminal Investigation 6th Edition By Steven Brandl [All Chapters 1 to 17 Original Test Bank, A + Grade]

Criminal Investigation 6e Steven Brandl [All Chapters 1 to 17 Original Test Bank, A
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Chapter 01 Test Bank - Easy
Questions & Answers

1. A sting operation is a type of reactive investigation.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False

2. 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 ______.
A. battle
B. puzzle
C. maze




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D. game
Correct Answer: A. battle

3. 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 ______.
A. battle




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B. puzzle
C. game
D. maze
Correct Answer: B. puzzle

4. 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 ______.
A. battle
B. puzzle
C. game
D. maze
Correct Answer: D. maze

5. 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 ______.
A. battle
B. puzzle
C. game
D. maze




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Correct Answer: C. game

6. Criminal investigations can be seen as a maze in which the start is the crime scene and the end
is the perpetrator.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True

7. Forensic science is the field of scientific study that addresses legal questions.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True

8. In a stakeout, law enforcement monitor a single person’s activities.
A. True
B. False




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Correct Answer: B. False

9. In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys and sells
stolen goods.
A. True
B. False




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Correct Answer: A. True

10. Nearly all types of crimes are solved at the same rate.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False

11. Punishment that is used to prevent an offender from committing additional crimes is known as
______.
A. just deserts
B. incapacitation
C. entrapment
D. surveillance
Correct Answer: B. incapacitation

12. Stings, decoys, and undercover fencing operations are types of ______ investigations.
A. stakeout
B. surveillance
C. reactive
D. undercover




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Correct Answer: D. undercover

13. The components of a criminal investigation include ______, crime−related information, and
goals.
A. case screening
B. the process of collecting
C. solvability factors
D. surveillance
Correct Answer: B. the process of collecting

14. The function of the courts in the criminal justice system process is to ______.
A. solve the crimes
B. maintain custody of perpetrators
C. apprehend the criminals
D. adjudicate the accused
Correct Answer: D. adjudicate the accused




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15. The mental mistake in which an investigator pays attention only to information that reinforces
what the investigator already believes is known as ______.
A. probability error
B. confirmation bias




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C. overconfidence bias
D. groupthink
Correct Answer: B. confirmation bias

16. The perspective that sees criminal investigations as a battle is framed in terms of offense and
defense.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False

17. The perspective “criminal investigation as a game” views police as playing defense attempting
to “catch” the perpetrator.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A. True

18. The three components of the criminal investigation process are police, courts, and corrections.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B. False




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19. The three components of the criminal justice system are police, ______, and corrections.
A. courts
B. investigations
C. deterrence
D. policy
Correct Answer: A. courts

20. The ultimate goal of the criminal investigation process is to ______ through deterrence or
incapacitation.
A. reduce crime
B. solve a crime
C. convict a perpetrator
D. satisfy the victim
Correct Answer: A. reduce crime

21. Which is one of the most common activities performed during a criminal investigation?




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A. searching for witnesses and victims
B. ensuring victim satisfaction
C. scientific testing of evidence
D. patrolling in the community
Correct Answer: A. searching for witnesses and victims




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