CJE Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Metropolitan Police headquarters came to be known as "Scotland Yard" because the
building formerly had housed Scottish royalty. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
The father of criminal identification is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alphonse Bertillon.
Which 1903 case was the most important incident to advance the use of fingerprints in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - West
What is the significance of the Enderby cases? - CORRECT ANSWER - The precedent of
using DNA in a criminal case was established.
________ is considered most responsible for raising firearms identification to a science and for
perfecting the bullet comparison microscope. - CORRECT ANSWER - Calvin Goddard
Which of the following statements about a rogues' gallery is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It consists of photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty
and height.
Identify a true statement about touch DNA. It: - CORRECT ANSWER - Does not leave a
visible residue
Edmond Benet produced the portrait parléor "speaking picture," which combines full-face and
profile photographs of each criminal with his or her exact body measurements and other
descriptive data onto a single card. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
The Orlando cases set the stage for the first use of DNA in criminal investigations in the United
States. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases involving
the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Due Process revolution
Which of the following provides a genomic-based, probabilistic estimation of the image of a
person of interest? - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA Phenotyping
Which of the following is a reason for the absence of reliable detectives in America during the
1800's? - CORRECT ANSWER - (All of the above): -Graft and corruption were common
among America's big city police officers.
-Police jurisdictions were limited.
-There was little information sharing by law enforcement agencies.
In 1913, Professor Balthazard published an article on firearms identification in which he noted
that the firing pin, breechblock, extractor, and ejector all leave marks on cartridges, and that they
vary among weapons. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
In 1985, research by ________ and his colleagues at Leicester University, England, led to the
discovery that portions of the DNA structure of certain genes are as unique to individuals as are
fingerprints. - CORRECT ANSWER - Alec Jeffreys
Lattes developed a procedure that: - CORRECT ANSWER - permitted blood typing from
a dried bloodstain
Currently, the age of a person of interest in a case can be determined by phenotyping. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Who made the first successful attempt to identify a murderer from a bullet recovered from the
body of a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER - Henry Goddard
In 1833, ________ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Philadelphia
, What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chicago
The first major book describing the application of scientific disciplines to criminal investigation
was written in 1893 by Hans Gross. Translated into English in 1906, it remains highly respected
today as a seminal work in the field. What is the book's title? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Criminal investigation
An early method of criminal identification was based on the thought that every human being
differs from every other one in the exact measurements of their body. Also, the sum of those
measurements was thought to yield a characteristic formula for each individual. What was this
method of criminal identification? - CORRECT ANSWER - anthropometry
Which city was the first to create a unified police force in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - New York
The ingredients of an arrest include all of the following except ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Force
A search warrant is a written order, in the name of the judge, signed by a district attorney,
exercising proper authority, and directing a law enforcement officer to search for specific
property and bring it before the court. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In 2005, in ________, the Supreme Court held that officers executing a search warrant of a house
seeking weapons and evidence of gang membership in the wake of a drive-by shooting acted
reasonably by detaining the occupants of the house in handcuffs during the search, especially
since there were only two officers to watch over four people. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muehler v. Mena
Which of the following is not a requirement for a plain view search to be legal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Evidence is found after a limited search
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Metropolitan Police headquarters came to be known as "Scotland Yard" because the
building formerly had housed Scottish royalty. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
The father of criminal identification is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alphonse Bertillon.
Which 1903 case was the most important incident to advance the use of fingerprints in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - West
What is the significance of the Enderby cases? - CORRECT ANSWER - The precedent of
using DNA in a criminal case was established.
________ is considered most responsible for raising firearms identification to a science and for
perfecting the bullet comparison microscope. - CORRECT ANSWER - Calvin Goddard
Which of the following statements about a rogues' gallery is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It consists of photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty
and height.
Identify a true statement about touch DNA. It: - CORRECT ANSWER - Does not leave a
visible residue
Edmond Benet produced the portrait parléor "speaking picture," which combines full-face and
profile photographs of each criminal with his or her exact body measurements and other
descriptive data onto a single card. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
The Orlando cases set the stage for the first use of DNA in criminal investigations in the United
States. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,During 1961-1966, the U.S. Supreme Court became unusually active in hearing cases involving
the rights of criminal suspects and defendants. This period is referred to as the ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Due Process revolution
Which of the following provides a genomic-based, probabilistic estimation of the image of a
person of interest? - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA Phenotyping
Which of the following is a reason for the absence of reliable detectives in America during the
1800's? - CORRECT ANSWER - (All of the above): -Graft and corruption were common
among America's big city police officers.
-Police jurisdictions were limited.
-There was little information sharing by law enforcement agencies.
In 1913, Professor Balthazard published an article on firearms identification in which he noted
that the firing pin, breechblock, extractor, and ejector all leave marks on cartridges, and that they
vary among weapons. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
In 1985, research by ________ and his colleagues at Leicester University, England, led to the
discovery that portions of the DNA structure of certain genes are as unique to individuals as are
fingerprints. - CORRECT ANSWER - Alec Jeffreys
Lattes developed a procedure that: - CORRECT ANSWER - permitted blood typing from
a dried bloodstain
Currently, the age of a person of interest in a case can be determined by phenotyping. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Who made the first successful attempt to identify a murderer from a bullet recovered from the
body of a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER - Henry Goddard
In 1833, ________ passed an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Philadelphia
, What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chicago
The first major book describing the application of scientific disciplines to criminal investigation
was written in 1893 by Hans Gross. Translated into English in 1906, it remains highly respected
today as a seminal work in the field. What is the book's title? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Criminal investigation
An early method of criminal identification was based on the thought that every human being
differs from every other one in the exact measurements of their body. Also, the sum of those
measurements was thought to yield a characteristic formula for each individual. What was this
method of criminal identification? - CORRECT ANSWER - anthropometry
Which city was the first to create a unified police force in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - New York
The ingredients of an arrest include all of the following except ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Force
A search warrant is a written order, in the name of the judge, signed by a district attorney,
exercising proper authority, and directing a law enforcement officer to search for specific
property and bring it before the court. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In 2005, in ________, the Supreme Court held that officers executing a search warrant of a house
seeking weapons and evidence of gang membership in the wake of a drive-by shooting acted
reasonably by detaining the occupants of the house in handcuffs during the search, especially
since there were only two officers to watch over four people. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muehler v. Mena
Which of the following is not a requirement for a plain view search to be legal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Evidence is found after a limited search
