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Criminal Investigation Final Exam
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Criminal Investigation Final Exam
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1. Jack Adams is arrested for burglary. He makes bond on that case and hires a lawyer. The lawyer and Adams come to the Police Station to talk with the detective. Because Adams has been charged with the burglary and the detective wants to interrogate him about that burglary:

2. The role of the first officer on the scene is to determine and secure the crime scene to prevent contamination by others according to Barrow and Rufo (2013).

3. The first identification system used in America for criminal investigation purposes was fingerprinting.

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of individuals who are most likely to falsely confess?

5. During death investigations, modification of informal procedures may be necessary but

6. With regard to ViCAP, which of the following is/are true?

7. What type of evidence is used to construct a psychological profile?

8. In a burglary, pry or tool marks on a window may act as:

9. _____________ prints are fingerprints of all persons who are known to have had legal access to the scene.

10. You are sent to talk to a prisoner who is in the penitentiary doing time on a totally unrelated case. You want to talk to him about a case that he is suspected of committing but it has not yet been charged. Because he is currently locked up in the penitentiary:

11. Forensic science refers to...

12. ________________ can only be established once death has been determined and rescue/resuscitative efforts have ceased.

13. Because of the __________, kidnapping became a federal offense and under FBI jurisdiction.

14. If a search is conducted without a warrant, then probable cause to conduct the search is rarely necessary.

15. The basic theory underlying the psychological profiling process is that:

16. Burglar alarms usually do not assist in apprehending burglars because:

17. Sexual aggressor rapists:

18. The focus of the interview of a sexual assault victim is the sexuality of the acts.

19. ________ is when a person is unable to breathe due to an action or material.

20. Why do rapists use condoms?

21. Burglars obtain information about their targets by:

22. The question of the evidence and corresponding testimony based on _________ is associated with the Frye test.

23. Most searches conducted by the police are...

24. What is the most common piece of property stolen in robberies?

25. In perhaps no other type of criminal investigation does physical evidence play such a potentially important role as it does in the crime of _____________.