Criminal Investigation
12th Edition by Kären M. Hess
Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 21)
** All Chapters included
** Swift Response
** Immediate Download
,Chapter 1 - Criminal Investigation: An Overview
1. What term is used to describe a legislative act relating to prohibited conduct, and attaching a penalty or punishment to
that conduct?
a. criminal statute
b. ordinance
c. elements of the crime
d. certiorari
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Define criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:22 AM
2. On the scene of a criminal investigation, what should always be protected from the elements by being covered, until
photographing and measuring can be done?
a. evidence
b. minutiae
c. testimony
d. latent investigation
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM
3. Investigators that are working in what division often have more lenient standards of physical appearance and are
allowed to have things such as having tattoos or body piercings?
a. undercover
b. patrol
c. Crime scene investigations
d. victim advocacy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
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,KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:45 AM
4. The preferred method that a criminal uses when they are committing a crime is known as __________:
a. modus operandi.
b. mens rea.
c. ex parte.
d. Amicus curiae.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:44 AM
5. A fact is:
a. an action, an event, a circumstance, or an actual thing done.
b. a process of reasoning.
c. an action based on the known facts.
d. a personal belief
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:44 AM
6. An inference is a(n):
a. form of probability error
b. process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced.
c. coincidence and meaningless to investigators.
d. expectation of guilt.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM
7. Securing the crime scene is a major responsibility of the:
a. dispatchers.
b. forensic specialists.
c. first officer(s) on the scene.
d. field supervisor.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:51 AM
8. Spontaneous statements uttered by individuals at the time of a crime, concerning and closely related to actions
involved in the crime, are referred to as what type of statements?
a. in flagrante delicto
b. exculpatory
c. res gestae
d. mediating
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:54 AM
9. At a death scene, what is of immediate concern?
a. relocating the body
b. identifying the body
c. preserving the scene
d. determining the cause of death
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
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12th Edition by Kären M. Hess
Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 21)
** All Chapters included
** Swift Response
** Immediate Download
,Chapter 1 - Criminal Investigation: An Overview
1. What term is used to describe a legislative act relating to prohibited conduct, and attaching a penalty or punishment to
that conduct?
a. criminal statute
b. ordinance
c. elements of the crime
d. certiorari
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Define criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:22 AM
2. On the scene of a criminal investigation, what should always be protected from the elements by being covered, until
photographing and measuring can be done?
a. evidence
b. minutiae
c. testimony
d. latent investigation
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM
3. Investigators that are working in what division often have more lenient standards of physical appearance and are
allowed to have things such as having tattoos or body piercings?
a. undercover
b. patrol
c. Crime scene investigations
d. victim advocacy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
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,KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:45 AM
4. The preferred method that a criminal uses when they are committing a crime is known as __________:
a. modus operandi.
b. mens rea.
c. ex parte.
d. Amicus curiae.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:44 AM
5. A fact is:
a. an action, an event, a circumstance, or an actual thing done.
b. a process of reasoning.
c. an action based on the known facts.
d. a personal belief
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:44 AM
6. An inference is a(n):
a. form of probability error
b. process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced.
c. coincidence and meaningless to investigators.
d. expectation of guilt.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM
7. Securing the crime scene is a major responsibility of the:
a. dispatchers.
b. forensic specialists.
c. first officer(s) on the scene.
d. field supervisor.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:51 AM
8. Spontaneous statements uttered by individuals at the time of a crime, concerning and closely related to actions
involved in the crime, are referred to as what type of statements?
a. in flagrante delicto
b. exculpatory
c. res gestae
d. mediating
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:54 AM
9. At a death scene, what is of immediate concern?
a. relocating the body
b. identifying the body
c. preserving the scene
d. determining the cause of death
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
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