CJ 205 Chapter 3 Review Questions (2025) – Study Guide and
Exam Revision Material
When A witness discusses the crime or overhears others talking about the crime, he or she may
unconsciously incorporate some of this information as his or her own. This process is known as?
- ANS ✔✔Retroactive interference.
The first officers on the scene of a crime should identify potential witnesses and___________
them as soon as possible? - ANS ✔✔Separate.
The essential elements of the crime are known as the: - ANS ✔✔Corpus delicti.
The advantage of a crime scene sketch that cannot be accomplished with any type photography
is the: - ANS ✔✔Elimination of unnecessary detail.
The crime scene search pattern that starts at one end of the scene and in which searchers work
back and forth until the entire area is searched is known as what type of search? - ANS
✔✔Strip.
Being able to account for an item of evidence from the time of its finding to its presentation in
court is known as: - ANS ✔✔Chain of custody.
Which of the following should not be released to the media by investigators? - ANS ✔✔Identity
of possible witnesses.
The first officers responding to a crime scene are responsible for making sure that the scene is
safe for other personnel to enter the area. This step in the coordination of a crime scene is
known as: - ANS ✔✔Neutralizing the scene.
Exam Revision Material
When A witness discusses the crime or overhears others talking about the crime, he or she may
unconsciously incorporate some of this information as his or her own. This process is known as?
- ANS ✔✔Retroactive interference.
The first officers on the scene of a crime should identify potential witnesses and___________
them as soon as possible? - ANS ✔✔Separate.
The essential elements of the crime are known as the: - ANS ✔✔Corpus delicti.
The advantage of a crime scene sketch that cannot be accomplished with any type photography
is the: - ANS ✔✔Elimination of unnecessary detail.
The crime scene search pattern that starts at one end of the scene and in which searchers work
back and forth until the entire area is searched is known as what type of search? - ANS
✔✔Strip.
Being able to account for an item of evidence from the time of its finding to its presentation in
court is known as: - ANS ✔✔Chain of custody.
Which of the following should not be released to the media by investigators? - ANS ✔✔Identity
of possible witnesses.
The first officers responding to a crime scene are responsible for making sure that the scene is
safe for other personnel to enter the area. This step in the coordination of a crime scene is
known as: - ANS ✔✔Neutralizing the scene.
