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Criminal Investigation – 11th
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Charles R. Swanson
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Charles R. Swanson
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Criminal Investigation – 11th Edition
UV
Charles R. Swanson, Neil C. Chamelin, Leonard Territo & Robert W. Taylor
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Part I: Fundamentals
Chapter 1. The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Chapter 2. Legal Aspects of Investigation
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Chapter 3. Investigators, the Investigative Process, and the Crime Scene
Chapter 4. Physical Evidence
Chapter 5. Interviewing and Interrogation
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Chapter 6. Field Notes and Reporting
Chapter 7. The Follow-Up Investigation and Investigative Resources
Chapter 8. The Crime Laboratory
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Part II: Personal Crimes
Chapter 9. Injury and Death Investigations
Chapter 10. Sex-Related Offenses
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Chapter 11. Crimes Against Children
Chapter 12. Human Trafficking
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Part III: Property Crimes
Chapter 13. Robbery
Chapter 14. Burglary
Chapter 15. Larceny/Theft and White-Collar Crime
Chapter 16. Vehicle Thefts and Related Offenses
Part IV: High-Tech, Environmental, and Drug Crimes
Chapter 17. Cyber Crime
Chapter 18. Agricultural, Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes
Chapter 19. Arson and Explosives Investigations
Chapter 20. Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse
Part V: Specialized Investigations and Courtroom Testimony
Chapter 21. Terrorism
Chapter 22. The Trial Process and the Investigator as a Witness
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Multiple Choice Questions
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1. The first modern detective force was
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
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D) headed by attorney Howard Vincent.
Ans: A
Page ref: 3
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2. When the London Metropolitan Police force was established in 1829, the British public was at
first suspicious and at times even hostile towards it because
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
liberty.
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C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Ans: D
Page ref: 3
3. In 1833,
A) Philadelphia
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an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force?
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Ans: A
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Page ref: 3-4 ?
4. After the Civil War, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of
?
A) Locating war criminals and providing protection to the President of the United States.
B) Controlling a discontented working class and protection of the President of the United States.
C) Pursuing bank robbers and arresting train robbers.
D) Controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Ans: D
Page ref: 4
5. Which state and city was the first to create a unified police force in this country?
A) New Orleans, LA.
B) New York, NY.
C) Baltimore, MD.
D) Philadelphia, PA
Ans: B
Page ref: 4
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6. Which of the following is not one of the reasons cited in the textbook for having reliable
detectives in Americain the 1800’s?
A) Graft and corruption were common among America’s big city police officers.
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B) Police jurisdictions were limited.
C) There was little information sharing among police departments.
D) All of the above are reasons cited in the textbook.
Ans: D IA_
Page ref: 4
7. A rogues' gallery is
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.
C) a line-up of known offenders for viewing by detectives so they can recognize the criminals
later on the street.
D) only practical in cities of 100,000 population or more and are photographs of known
Ans: B
Page ref: 6
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criminals arranged by criminal specialty and physical height.
A) Combat counterfeiting.
B) Provide protection for Presidents.
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8. What was the original mission of the Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?
C) Prevent drug importation into this country.
Ans: A
Page ref: 6
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D) All of the preceding was addressed in the Secret Service’s original Charter.
A) Chicago, Ill.
B) Atlanta, GA.
C) Philadelphia, PA.
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9. What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?
D) New Orleans, LA.
Ans: A
Page ref: 6
10. Which agency was the prototype for modern state police organizations?
A) New York State Police.
B) Georgia State Police.
C) Pennsylvania State Police.
D) Pinkerton International Detective Agency.
Ans: C
Page ref: 611.
11. The Harrison Act of 1914 mad the distribution of nonmedical drugs a crime. The agency
currently charged with enforcing its provisions is .
Criminal Investigation – 11th
UV
IA_ Edition
AP
TEST BANK PR
O VE
Charles R. Swanson
D?
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Charles R. Swanson
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,ST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Criminal Investigation – 11th Edition
UV
Charles R. Swanson, Neil C. Chamelin, Leonard Territo & Robert W. Taylor
IA_
Part I: Fundamentals
Chapter 1. The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Chapter 2. Legal Aspects of Investigation
AP
Chapter 3. Investigators, the Investigative Process, and the Crime Scene
Chapter 4. Physical Evidence
Chapter 5. Interviewing and Interrogation
PR
Chapter 6. Field Notes and Reporting
Chapter 7. The Follow-Up Investigation and Investigative Resources
Chapter 8. The Crime Laboratory
O
Part II: Personal Crimes
Chapter 9. Injury and Death Investigations
Chapter 10. Sex-Related Offenses
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Chapter 11. Crimes Against Children
Chapter 12. Human Trafficking
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Part III: Property Crimes
Chapter 13. Robbery
Chapter 14. Burglary
Chapter 15. Larceny/Theft and White-Collar Crime
Chapter 16. Vehicle Thefts and Related Offenses
Part IV: High-Tech, Environmental, and Drug Crimes
Chapter 17. Cyber Crime
Chapter 18. Agricultural, Wildlife, and Environmental Crimes
Chapter 19. Arson and Explosives Investigations
Chapter 20. Recognition, Control, and Investigation of Drug Abuse
Part V: Specialized Investigations and Courtroom Testimony
Chapter 21. Terrorism
Chapter 22. The Trial Process and the Investigator as a Witness
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,ST
Chapter 01: The Evolution of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science
Multiple Choice Questions
UV
1. The first modern detective force was
A) the Bow Street Runners.
B) established by the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
C) created by Patrick Colquhoun.
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D) headed by attorney Howard Vincent.
Ans: A
Page ref: 3
AP
2. When the London Metropolitan Police force was established in 1829, the British public was at
first suspicious and at times even hostile towards it because
A) King Edward II had supported its creation.
B) Rowan and Mayne had intimate ties to the royal family.
liberty.
PR
C) social reformers such as Jeremy Bentham had long argued that it was a danger to personal
D) French citizens had experienced oppression under centralized police.
Ans: D
Page ref: 3
3. In 1833,
A) Philadelphia
OV
an ordinance creating America's first paid, daylight police force?
B) Chicago
C) New York City
D) Baltimore
Ans: A
ED
Page ref: 3-4 ?
4. After the Civil War, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency engaged in the two broad areas of
?
A) Locating war criminals and providing protection to the President of the United States.
B) Controlling a discontented working class and protection of the President of the United States.
C) Pursuing bank robbers and arresting train robbers.
D) Controlling a discontented working class and pursuing bank and railroad robbers.
Ans: D
Page ref: 4
5. Which state and city was the first to create a unified police force in this country?
A) New Orleans, LA.
B) New York, NY.
C) Baltimore, MD.
D) Philadelphia, PA
Ans: B
Page ref: 4
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6. Which of the following is not one of the reasons cited in the textbook for having reliable
detectives in Americain the 1800’s?
A) Graft and corruption were common among America’s big city police officers.
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B) Police jurisdictions were limited.
C) There was little information sharing among police departments.
D) All of the above are reasons cited in the textbook.
Ans: D IA_
Page ref: 4
7. A rogues' gallery is
A) only practical in cities of 100,000 population or more.
AP
B) photographs of known criminals arranged by criminal specialty and height.
C) a line-up of known offenders for viewing by detectives so they can recognize the criminals
later on the street.
D) only practical in cities of 100,000 population or more and are photographs of known
Ans: B
Page ref: 6
PR
criminals arranged by criminal specialty and physical height.
A) Combat counterfeiting.
B) Provide protection for Presidents.
OV
8. What was the original mission of the Secret Service when created by Congress in 1865?
C) Prevent drug importation into this country.
Ans: A
Page ref: 6
ED
D) All of the preceding was addressed in the Secret Service’s original Charter.
A) Chicago, Ill.
B) Atlanta, GA.
C) Philadelphia, PA.
?
9. What municipal agency was the first to establish a Criminal Identification Bureau?
D) New Orleans, LA.
Ans: A
Page ref: 6
10. Which agency was the prototype for modern state police organizations?
A) New York State Police.
B) Georgia State Police.
C) Pennsylvania State Police.
D) Pinkerton International Detective Agency.
Ans: C
Page ref: 611.
11. The Harrison Act of 1914 mad the distribution of nonmedical drugs a crime. The agency
currently charged with enforcing its provisions is .
