CRJS 320 MIDTERM|| 111 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The three components of the criminal investigations process are police, courts, and
corrections. - ANSWER-false
Which is one of the most common activities performed during a criminal investigation? -
ANSWER-searching for witnesses and victims
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - ANSWER-true
In which would investigators conduct a follow-up investigation? - ANSWER-A case not
solved during the initial investigation was found to have sufficient solvability factors.
All criminal evidence must be scientifically tested in order to be made meaningful. -
ANSWER-False
Investigators who demonstrate an immovable mindset should be reminded to ______. -
ANSWER-avoid getting personally invested in a theory about the crime
Which statement best describes probability error? - ANSWER-Investigators misattribute
coincidence as actual evidence.
A detective is investigating a series of homicides of sex workers, in which the primary
suspect is a person soliciting sex work. The detective decides to undertake an
undercover operation to catch the suspect. Which type of undercover operation is most
appropriate for this case? - ANSWER-sting operation
An investigator believes she has tracked the location where several criminals are
keeping stolen cars. She wants to have a few police agents monitor activity around the
location of this garage. Which type of operation is the investigator planning to set up? -
ANSWER-stakeout
The corruption of local police required the state to create statewide police agencies. -
ANSWER-true
The system of policing from the early 1900s to the 1970s was known as the reform era.
- ANSWER-true
The first identification system used in America for criminal investigation purposes was
fingerprinting. - ANSWER-false
, Police involvement in local groups is meant to support the ideals of community policing.
- ANSWER-true
Why would police-citizen cooperation help in criminal investigations? - ANSWER-Police
need information to solve crimes, and information comes from citizens
Which solution was proposed to combat the issue of thief-makers? - ANSWER-
Detectives became reactive.
You are a Justice Department official during the Civil War. You are attempting to spy on
the Confederacy, while also knowing that the Confederacy is likely spying on your own
department. What would you most likely choose to do to address these problems? -
ANSWER-hire the Pinkerton private detective agency
Evidence that works to exonerate the suspect is inculpatory evidence. - ANSWER-false
Reasonable suspicion applies to ______. - ANSWER-stop-and-frisk searches
Evidence that establishes that a crime actually occurred is ______ evidence -
ANSWER-corpus delicti
The police receive a handwritten confession to the crime and admit the letter as ______
evidence. - ANSWER-documentary
A defendant can be convicted of a crime with circumstantial evidence alone. -
ANSWER-true
If available, a confession should be included in any police report. - ANSWER-true
Probable cause is a set of facts that ______. - ANSWER-convinces a reasonable
person that particular circumstances exist
A lab runs the DNA of a suspect and confirms the DNA found at the scene of the crime
matches the suspect's DNA. This is an example of ______ evidence. - ANSWER-real
The Frye test requires that scientific evidence is generally accepted in the scientific
community. - ANSWER-true
If a person is under arrest, then that person is generally not free to leave. - ANSWER-
true
According to Birchfield v. North Carolina,which impairment test requires a warrant? -
ANSWER-blood
A detective can get a search warrant based on old information - ANSWER-false
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The three components of the criminal investigations process are police, courts, and
corrections. - ANSWER-false
Which is one of the most common activities performed during a criminal investigation? -
ANSWER-searching for witnesses and victims
In an undercover fencing operation, law enforcement set up a fake business that buys
and sells stolen goods. - ANSWER-true
In which would investigators conduct a follow-up investigation? - ANSWER-A case not
solved during the initial investigation was found to have sufficient solvability factors.
All criminal evidence must be scientifically tested in order to be made meaningful. -
ANSWER-False
Investigators who demonstrate an immovable mindset should be reminded to ______. -
ANSWER-avoid getting personally invested in a theory about the crime
Which statement best describes probability error? - ANSWER-Investigators misattribute
coincidence as actual evidence.
A detective is investigating a series of homicides of sex workers, in which the primary
suspect is a person soliciting sex work. The detective decides to undertake an
undercover operation to catch the suspect. Which type of undercover operation is most
appropriate for this case? - ANSWER-sting operation
An investigator believes she has tracked the location where several criminals are
keeping stolen cars. She wants to have a few police agents monitor activity around the
location of this garage. Which type of operation is the investigator planning to set up? -
ANSWER-stakeout
The corruption of local police required the state to create statewide police agencies. -
ANSWER-true
The system of policing from the early 1900s to the 1970s was known as the reform era.
- ANSWER-true
The first identification system used in America for criminal investigation purposes was
fingerprinting. - ANSWER-false
, Police involvement in local groups is meant to support the ideals of community policing.
- ANSWER-true
Why would police-citizen cooperation help in criminal investigations? - ANSWER-Police
need information to solve crimes, and information comes from citizens
Which solution was proposed to combat the issue of thief-makers? - ANSWER-
Detectives became reactive.
You are a Justice Department official during the Civil War. You are attempting to spy on
the Confederacy, while also knowing that the Confederacy is likely spying on your own
department. What would you most likely choose to do to address these problems? -
ANSWER-hire the Pinkerton private detective agency
Evidence that works to exonerate the suspect is inculpatory evidence. - ANSWER-false
Reasonable suspicion applies to ______. - ANSWER-stop-and-frisk searches
Evidence that establishes that a crime actually occurred is ______ evidence -
ANSWER-corpus delicti
The police receive a handwritten confession to the crime and admit the letter as ______
evidence. - ANSWER-documentary
A defendant can be convicted of a crime with circumstantial evidence alone. -
ANSWER-true
If available, a confession should be included in any police report. - ANSWER-true
Probable cause is a set of facts that ______. - ANSWER-convinces a reasonable
person that particular circumstances exist
A lab runs the DNA of a suspect and confirms the DNA found at the scene of the crime
matches the suspect's DNA. This is an example of ______ evidence. - ANSWER-real
The Frye test requires that scientific evidence is generally accepted in the scientific
community. - ANSWER-true
If a person is under arrest, then that person is generally not free to leave. - ANSWER-
true
According to Birchfield v. North Carolina,which impairment test requires a warrant? -
ANSWER-blood
A detective can get a search warrant based on old information - ANSWER-false
