ADJ 236 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

What is the ultimate goal of interviewing and interrogation? CORRECT ANSWER Identify those responsible for a crime and eliminate the innocent from suspicion What are the basic requirements for obtaining information? CORRECT ANSWER Listen and observe What should investigators do once a confession has been obtained? CORRECT ANSWER Corroborate the confession using indecent evidence What are the primary issues regarding the right to counsel in the distinction between the 5th & 6th amendments? CORRECT ANSWER 5th: right to counsel during a custodial interrogation 6th: right to counsel during a criminal prosecution When can law enforcement officers use legal deception during investigations? CORRECT ANSWER They can claim to possess evidence that does not really exist, make promises, misrepresent the seriousness of the crime, misrepresent identity, using the "good cop/bad cop" routine, etc. Field or show up identifications CORRECT ANSWER On the scene identification of a suspect by a victim of a witness to a crime. They must be made within a short time after the crime was committed.