Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing

Chapter 14: Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing TRUE/FALSE 1. Computer-aided investigation systems are not very effective in the criminal investigation process and are being abandoned by many police departments in the United States. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 197 2. Automated fingerprint identifications systems began to be developed in the 1980s. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 199 3. DNA has yet to exonerate a convicted offender. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p. 205 4. Mitochondrial DNA isn’t as useful for identification as nuclear DNA. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 203 5. Criminal identification by means of fingerprints is one of the most potent factors in apprehending fugitives who might otherwise escape arrest and continue their criminal activities indefinitely. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 198 6. The current version of CODIS contains two indexes: a convicted offender index and a forensic index. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 203 7. The CIA maintains the national DNA database, whereas each state has three designated database locations, and each participating locality maintains its own local database.