Criminal Investigation 11th Edition by Charles R Swanson - Test Bank

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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science Multi ple C
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1. The first modern detective force was
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A) the Bow Street Runners. ss ss ss




B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss




C) created by Patrick Colquhoun. ss ss ss




D) headed by attorney Howard Vincent. ss ss ss ss




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2. When the London Metropolitan Police force was established in 1829, the British public was at f
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irst suspicious and at times even hostile towards it because
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A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
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B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
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C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
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s liberty.
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
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3. In 1833, ss s s an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force?
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A) Philadelphia
B) Chicago
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D) Baltimore
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4. After the Civil War, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of
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A) Locating war criminals and providing protection to the President of the United States.
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B) ControllingTa discontented working class and protection of the President of the United States.
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C) Pursuing bank robbers and arresting train robbers. ss ss ss ss ss ss

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D) Controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
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Ans: D
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5. Which state and city was the first to create a unified police force in this country?
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A) New Orleans, LA.
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B) New York, NY.
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Ans: B
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6. Which of theTfollowing is not one of the reasons cited in the textbook for having reliable
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detectives in Americain the 1800’s? ss ss ss ss




A) Graft and corruption were common among America’s big city police officers.
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B) Police jurisdictions were limited. ss ss ss




C) There was little information sharing among police departments.
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D) All of the above are reasons cited in the textbook.
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7. A rogues' gallery is
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A) only practical in cities of 100,000 population or more.
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B) photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and height. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss




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up of known offenders for viewing by detectives so they can recognize the criminals later on t h
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e street.
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D) only practical in cities of 100,000 population or more and are photographs of known
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criminals arranged by criminal specialty and physical height.
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8. What was the original mission of the Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?
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A) Combat counterfeiting. ss




B) Provide protection for Presidents. ss ss ss




C) Prevent drugTimportation into this country. ss ss ss ss




D) All of the preceding was addressed in the Secret Service’s original Charter.
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9. What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?
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A) Chicago, Ill. ss




B) Atlanta, GA. ss