Test Bank For Criminal Investigation 8th Edition By James W.
Osterburg; Richard H. Ward; Larry S. Miller 9781138903272
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
thief catchers - ANSWER: recruited from the riffraff of the streets, to aid law enforcement in finding
criminals
two classes of thief catchers - ANSWER: hirelings, social climbers
in England the first police that worked only at night - ANSWER: watch of london
Mr fielding people - ANSWER: bow street runners
outlaw turned officer - ANSWER: Eugene-francois vidocq
Bertillion System - ANSWER: based on the idea that certain aspects of the human body such as
skeletal size, ear shaping, and eye color remained the same after a person reached full physical
maturity
Texas rangers - ANSWER: oldest state law enforcement body in the US
Sir Robert Peel - ANSWER: first modern police force in London in 1829, "bobbies"
recommendations of the rand study - ANSWER: coordinate closely with the prosecution office, patrol
officers afforded greater responsibilities, increase forensic resources
heuristics - ANSWER: rule of thumb
anchoring - ANSWER: refers to the strong influence of the starting point.
tunnel vision - ANSWER: develops when the investigator focuses on a limited range of alternatives
availability - ANSWER: refers to the ease with which previous examples come to mind
reactive response - ANSWER: addresses crimes that have already occurred
proactive reponse - ANSWER: to anticipate criminal activity
preventive response - ANSWER: prevention through deterrence is sometimes achieved by arresting
the criminal and by aggressive prosecution
corpus delicti - ANSWER: 1. facts proving that a crime has been committed (pry marks on a door jam)
associative evidence - ANSWER: links a suspect with a crime such as fingerprints, footprints and blood
stains
indoor crime scene search - ANSWER: quadrant or zone search
outdoor crime scene search - ANSWER: grid
searching methods - ANSWER: spiral, grid, quadrant or zone and strip or line
passive stains - ANSWER: include drops, flows, and pools and typically result from gravity acting on an
injured body
Osterburg; Richard H. Ward; Larry S. Miller 9781138903272
Chapter 1-20 Complete Guide
thief catchers - ANSWER: recruited from the riffraff of the streets, to aid law enforcement in finding
criminals
two classes of thief catchers - ANSWER: hirelings, social climbers
in England the first police that worked only at night - ANSWER: watch of london
Mr fielding people - ANSWER: bow street runners
outlaw turned officer - ANSWER: Eugene-francois vidocq
Bertillion System - ANSWER: based on the idea that certain aspects of the human body such as
skeletal size, ear shaping, and eye color remained the same after a person reached full physical
maturity
Texas rangers - ANSWER: oldest state law enforcement body in the US
Sir Robert Peel - ANSWER: first modern police force in London in 1829, "bobbies"
recommendations of the rand study - ANSWER: coordinate closely with the prosecution office, patrol
officers afforded greater responsibilities, increase forensic resources
heuristics - ANSWER: rule of thumb
anchoring - ANSWER: refers to the strong influence of the starting point.
tunnel vision - ANSWER: develops when the investigator focuses on a limited range of alternatives
availability - ANSWER: refers to the ease with which previous examples come to mind
reactive response - ANSWER: addresses crimes that have already occurred
proactive reponse - ANSWER: to anticipate criminal activity
preventive response - ANSWER: prevention through deterrence is sometimes achieved by arresting
the criminal and by aggressive prosecution
corpus delicti - ANSWER: 1. facts proving that a crime has been committed (pry marks on a door jam)
associative evidence - ANSWER: links a suspect with a crime such as fingerprints, footprints and blood
stains
indoor crime scene search - ANSWER: quadrant or zone search
outdoor crime scene search - ANSWER: grid
searching methods - ANSWER: spiral, grid, quadrant or zone and strip or line
passive stains - ANSWER: include drops, flows, and pools and typically result from gravity acting on an
injured body
