LAW MISC Larry Miller & John Whitehead: Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, Sixth Edition

Self-Assessment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. At an annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences several years ago, then director of the FBI, , gave a preview of things to come. a. Samuel Sessions b. William S. Sessions c. William Baird d. General Sessions 2. Sessions expressed three specific needs at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting. Select the answer that contains all three. a. Improving ways of identifying criminals, identifying crime trends, improving ways of identifying stolen property. b. Identifying crime trends, improving ways of sharing information among law enforcement agencies, and listing stolen vehicles. c. Improving ways of identifying criminals, improving ways of sharing information, and identifying stolen items. d. Improving ways of identifying criminals, identifying crime trends, and improving ways of sharing information among law enforcement agencies. 3. Electronically sending and receiving fingerprint images through a planned automated image-retrieval system, as well as an automated latent system from a 20-million-print database, constitute a over mailing inked cards. a. Huge improvement b. Backwards progress c. Forward design d. Thought process 4. New systems allow for a person to place a finger on an electronic “reader” that is tied directly to a database of all fingerprints on file. a. Print identification b. Latent identification c. Computer identification d. Laser ident