CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION EXAM #11 FULLY SOLVED 2024
What is the Latin word that means "To track or Trace?" - correct answer Vestigare
Which term describes the process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and
presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible? - correct
answer Criminal Investigation
An investigator who uses specific pieces of evidence and follows a logical process to
draw conclusions from facts is engaging in which process? - correct answer Deductive
reasoning
Criminalists, crime scene technicians who are specialists and who are trained in
recording, identifying, and interpreting material from crime scenes, work in which field? -
correct answer Criminalistics
The first determination that must be made in a criminal investigation is whether or not
_____. - correct answer A crime has, in fact, been committed
Criminals oftentimes leave small particles of glass, dirt, body hairs, or clothing fibers at
the scene of a crime. These potential pieces of evidence would best be described as
_____ - correct answer Trace evidence
Which term refers to avenues bearing clues or potential sources of information relevant
to solving the crime? - correct answer Leads
An investigator who is skilled in interacting across gender, ethnic, generational, social,
and political group lines can be called _____. - correct answer Culturally adroit
The process of using a generalization to search for facts supporting that generalization
is known as _____. - correct answer Inductive reasoning
Which term best describes a process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced
utilizing deductive reasoning? - correct answer Inference
What basic forensic theory proposes that objects that come in contact with each other
always transfer material, however minute, to each other? - correct answer Locards
principle of exchange
Law enforcement gathers the remaining information and evidence required for a case,
and the victim/complainant verifies and confirms this information, during which stage of
the investigative process? - correct answer Follow-up investigation
Which type of statement is spontaneously made at the time of a crime and is closely
related to actions involved in the crime? - correct answer Res gestate statements
What is the Latin word that means "To track or Trace?" - correct answer Vestigare
Which term describes the process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and
presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible? - correct
answer Criminal Investigation
An investigator who uses specific pieces of evidence and follows a logical process to
draw conclusions from facts is engaging in which process? - correct answer Deductive
reasoning
Criminalists, crime scene technicians who are specialists and who are trained in
recording, identifying, and interpreting material from crime scenes, work in which field? -
correct answer Criminalistics
The first determination that must be made in a criminal investigation is whether or not
_____. - correct answer A crime has, in fact, been committed
Criminals oftentimes leave small particles of glass, dirt, body hairs, or clothing fibers at
the scene of a crime. These potential pieces of evidence would best be described as
_____ - correct answer Trace evidence
Which term refers to avenues bearing clues or potential sources of information relevant
to solving the crime? - correct answer Leads
An investigator who is skilled in interacting across gender, ethnic, generational, social,
and political group lines can be called _____. - correct answer Culturally adroit
The process of using a generalization to search for facts supporting that generalization
is known as _____. - correct answer Inductive reasoning
Which term best describes a process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced
utilizing deductive reasoning? - correct answer Inference
What basic forensic theory proposes that objects that come in contact with each other
always transfer material, however minute, to each other? - correct answer Locards
principle of exchange
Law enforcement gathers the remaining information and evidence required for a case,
and the victim/complainant verifies and confirms this information, during which stage of
the investigative process? - correct answer Follow-up investigation
Which type of statement is spontaneously made at the time of a crime and is closely
related to actions involved in the crime? - correct answer Res gestate statements
