CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following U.S. city established the first professional police force? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Boston
The first criminal investigation agency in the United States was the? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Thief catchers recruited from the riffraff of the streets to aid law enforcement officials in locating
criminals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
To date, all crime scenes are searched based on Edmund Locard's principle, which states: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Whenever a perpetrator come into contact with the scene they either leave or take
something away.
England's first paid, full-time police force, the London Metropolitan Police Department, was named
after? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Sir Robert Peel.
One of the first professional police forces were established in Dallas, Texas in 1822? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
________ is concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Forensic pathology
The single most significant development in criminal investigation in the United States was the
establishment of the ________ in 1924? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FBI
The FBI's early contributions included? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All answers are correct.
The Bow Street Runners were established by? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Henry Fielding.
,Officers usually write field notes in the order in which information was learned, rather than in
chronological order? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
The best method of organizing crime scene photos is by using a? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Photographic log.
Generally, when should police officers begin to take notes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅As soon as an
officer gets a call to the scene of a crime.
The primary stages of crime scene photographs are the? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅General,
medium-range and close-up.
Which of the following is the essential element of a police report? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Factuality
The investigator's field notes should include the date and time of assignment to the case? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
Which of the following should be included in a police officer's field notes? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅All choices should be in an officer's field notes.
The principal requirement(s) of photograph admissibility is/are? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Authentication and relevance.
Covert surveillance photography is selective and often used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All
answers are correct.
When taking field notes on a home burglary, which of the following details is of least initial value? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Insurance company, coverage and deductible.
The main purpose of conducting a crime scene "walk-through" is to? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Provide the investigator with an overview of the entire scene.
, The Locard exchange principal is best summarized as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"Every contact
leaves a trace."
Evidence established by law that at face value proves a fact in dispute is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Prima facie evidence.
The tasks in a "follow-up" investigation include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All answers are correct.
Physical evidence is defined as the type of evidence which is self-explanatory in nature, such as
weapons, fingerprints, blood and drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
Allegations of planting, tampering, theft or contamination of evidence is prevented by establishing and
maintaining a(n)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Chain of custody.
A sworn pretrial deposition is one form of testimonial evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
The unnecessary or improper entry of individuals into a crime scene should be limited? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅To avoid the destruction or contamination of important evidence.
The purpose of a "flash description" broadcast is to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Enable other officers
to quickly apprehend a suspect still in the vicinity.
Evidence that establishes that a crime has been committed is classified as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Corpus delicti.
What statement is TRUE of CODIS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CODIS stores DNA profiles from across
the country in a series of local, state, and national databases, all linked via computers.
A(n) ________ fingerprint results when a fingerprint leaves a negative impression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Plastic.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following U.S. city established the first professional police force? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Boston
The first criminal investigation agency in the United States was the? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Thief catchers recruited from the riffraff of the streets to aid law enforcement officials in locating
criminals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
To date, all crime scenes are searched based on Edmund Locard's principle, which states: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Whenever a perpetrator come into contact with the scene they either leave or take
something away.
England's first paid, full-time police force, the London Metropolitan Police Department, was named
after? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Sir Robert Peel.
One of the first professional police forces were established in Dallas, Texas in 1822? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅False
________ is concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Forensic pathology
The single most significant development in criminal investigation in the United States was the
establishment of the ________ in 1924? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FBI
The FBI's early contributions included? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All answers are correct.
The Bow Street Runners were established by? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Henry Fielding.
,Officers usually write field notes in the order in which information was learned, rather than in
chronological order? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
The best method of organizing crime scene photos is by using a? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Photographic log.
Generally, when should police officers begin to take notes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅As soon as an
officer gets a call to the scene of a crime.
The primary stages of crime scene photographs are the? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅General,
medium-range and close-up.
Which of the following is the essential element of a police report? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Factuality
The investigator's field notes should include the date and time of assignment to the case? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅True
Which of the following should be included in a police officer's field notes? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅All choices should be in an officer's field notes.
The principal requirement(s) of photograph admissibility is/are? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Authentication and relevance.
Covert surveillance photography is selective and often used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All
answers are correct.
When taking field notes on a home burglary, which of the following details is of least initial value? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Insurance company, coverage and deductible.
The main purpose of conducting a crime scene "walk-through" is to? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Provide the investigator with an overview of the entire scene.
, The Locard exchange principal is best summarized as? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"Every contact
leaves a trace."
Evidence established by law that at face value proves a fact in dispute is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Prima facie evidence.
The tasks in a "follow-up" investigation include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All answers are correct.
Physical evidence is defined as the type of evidence which is self-explanatory in nature, such as
weapons, fingerprints, blood and drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
Allegations of planting, tampering, theft or contamination of evidence is prevented by establishing and
maintaining a(n)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Chain of custody.
A sworn pretrial deposition is one form of testimonial evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True.
The unnecessary or improper entry of individuals into a crime scene should be limited? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅To avoid the destruction or contamination of important evidence.
The purpose of a "flash description" broadcast is to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Enable other officers
to quickly apprehend a suspect still in the vicinity.
Evidence that establishes that a crime has been committed is classified as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Corpus delicti.
What statement is TRUE of CODIS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CODIS stores DNA profiles from across
the country in a series of local, state, and national databases, all linked via computers.
A(n) ________ fingerprint results when a fingerprint leaves a negative impression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Plastic.
