Criminal Investigation, 12th Edition Kären M. Hess Test bank.pdf

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Test bank for "Criminal Investigation," 12th Edition by Kären M. Hess. Contains questions to assess understanding of modern criminal investigation principles and techniques

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Chapter 1 - Criminal Investigation: An Overview

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1. What term is used to describe a legislative act relating to prohibited conduct, and attaching a penalty or punishment to
that conduct?
a. criminal statute
b. ordinance
c. elements of the crime
d. certiorari
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Define criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:22 AM


2. On the scene of a criminal investigation, what should always be protected from the elements by being covered, until
photographing and measuring can be done?
a. evidence
b. minutiae
c. testimony
d. latent investigation
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM


3. Investigators that are working in what division often have more lenient standards of physical appearance and are
allowed to have things such as having tattoos or body piercings?
a. undercover
b. patrol
c. Crime scene investigations
d. victim advocacy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:45 AM


4. The preferred method that a criminal uses when they are committing a crime is known as __________:
a. modus operandi.
b. mens rea.
c. ex parte.
d. Amicus curiae.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:44 AM


5. A fact is:
a. an action, an event, a circumstance, or an actual thing done.
b. a process of reasoning.
c. an action based on the known facts.
d. a personal belief
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:41 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:44 AM


6. An inference is a(n):
a. form of probability error
b. process of reasoning by which a fact may be deduced.
c. coincidence and meaningless to investigators.
d. expectation of guilt.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM


7. Securing the crime scene is a major responsibility of the:
a. dispatchers.
b. forensic specialists.
c. first officer(s) on the scene.
d. field supervisor.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:51 AM


8. Spontaneous statements uttered by individuals at the time of a crime, concerning and closely related to actions
involved in the crime, are referred to as what type of statements?
a. in flagrante delicto
b. exculpatory
c. res gestae
d. mediating
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:54 AM


9. At a death scene, what is of immediate concern?
a. relocating the body
b. identifying the body
c. preserving the scene
d. determining the cause of death
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 12:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 12:56 AM


10. Crime mapping focuses on:
a. hot spots, or the location, where crime occurs.
b. factors.
c. the use of maps to direct officers to the scene.
d. the individual criminal and their subsequent activity.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:28 AM


11. Which statement is one of the four basic principles of CompStat?
a. a clear and concise focus on exculpatory evidence.
b. disposition of information
c. the use of intuition to increase solvability factors.
d. relentless follow-up and assessment
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:37 AM


12. The act of sifting through a plethora of available, and often overwhelming information to find the data that pertains to
an investigator’s
case is referred to as:
a. data dumping.
b. data diving
c. data banking.
d. data mining.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:39 AM


13. The initial contact with a police agency is usually made between a citizen and a(n):
a. patrol officer.
b. detective
c. dispatcher.
d. investigator.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:45 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:47 AM


14. The initial response by law enforcement crucial to as most cases are lost within how many hours of the start of the
investigation?
a. Within the first hour
b. Within the first 24 hours
c. Within the first 48 hours
d. Within the first 72 hours
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:51 AM


15. What type of response time from law enforcement is necessary to increase the probability of arrest at the scene?
a. one minute or less
b. three to five minutes
c. 5 to 10 minutes
d. law enforcement response time is not correlated with probability of arrest.
ANSWER: a
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REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:53 AM


16. Whose staff can provide information and advice to investigators about legal issues, search and seizure, warrants,
confessions, and admissibility of evidence?
a. defense counsel
b. ACLU
c. prosecutor
d. federal task force
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:54 AM


17. Medical examiners and coroners (ME/C) have the authority to investigate deaths and determine whether they were:
a. natural
b. accidental
c. the result of a criminal act
d. all of these choices
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:56 AM


18. Which approach to case investigation involves using specialists in various fields from within a particular jurisdiction?
a. multijurisdictional
b. multidisciplinary
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d. multicriminalistic
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Major-Case Task Forces
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 1:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 1:59 AM


19. According to the National Institute of Justice, a case is considered “backlogged” after a case has been submitted to the
lab and sat untested for how many days?
a. 7 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Forensic Labatory
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:02 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:04 AM


20. What type of crime is considered the most serious type of crime, and is punishable by a sentence of more than one
year in prison, and in some states, even death?
a. Misdemeanor
b. Felony
c. Ordinance Violation
d. Civil Liability
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:05 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:06 AM


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specialists, like detectives.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Basic Investigative Functions
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:15 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:16 AM


22. Investigators must remain detached and uninvolved, otherwise the problems of those with whom they are in contact,
will decrease their ability to remain objective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Psychological Characteristics
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:17 AM


23. The first goal of the investigator is to assess whether the evidence corroborates a specific offense.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Basic Investigative Functions: The Responsibility of All Police Personnel
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.02 - Describe the basic functions performed by investigators.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:19 AM


24. A fact is an action, an event, a circumstance, or an actual thing done. In contrast, an inference is a process of reasoning
by which a fact may be deduced.
a. True
b. False
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:20 AM


25. It is more difficult to expand the perimeter of a crime scene than it is to make the crime scene smaller.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:21 AM


26. Locard’s principle of exchange states that when objects come in contact with one another, there is always a transfer of
material (however small) between those two objects.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:22 AM


27. The media has a constitutional right to enter any crime scene to which the general public does not have access.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:36 AM


28. It is common for crime victims to misclassify what has occurred.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:38 AM


29. Today the majority of law enforcement agencies use some degree of geographic information systems (GISs) or
mapping technology to locate callers and to provide first responders with critical information before arriving on the scene.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:38 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:39 AM


30. Before any in-custody interrogation, an officer must read the Miranda warning to a suspect.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:42 AM


31. In a community policing paradigm, investigators rely heavily on assistance from numerous other individuals, agencies,
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:42 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:44 AM


32. Community policing is best defined as philosophy that addresses public safety issues (such as crime, social disorder,
and fear of crime) by working through organizational strategies to support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-
solving techniques to proactively respond to public safety issues
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:45 AM


33. If a suspect is known, or has confessed, an investigator is not required to prove the elements of the crime nor establish
evidence connecting the suspect with the criminal act.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Follow Up Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:47 AM


34. Scientific evidence supports a belief that eyewitness identification is very credible and reliable.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.05 - Explain how investigators decide whether or not to pursue
a criminal investigation and what information they consider in this process.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:48 AM


35. What is the name of the world’s largest police organization, consisting of 194 member countries, providing
investigators in agencies worldwide with current crime trend information?
a. INTERPOL
b. DHS
c. ATF
d. DEA
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Major-Case Task Forces
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:50 AM


36. What member of the investigative team is usually the first to arrive at a crime scene and often has the unique
opportunity to observe the crime scene before it is disturbed?
a. Patrol Officer
b. Detective
c. Crime Scene Investigator/Criminalist
d. Assistant District Attorney
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:51 AM


37. Probation and parole officers might be good sources of information for investigators for which of the following
reasons?
a. They may be able to provide valuable information on repeat offenders
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c. They often have advanced degrees in criminal psychology and can provide insight as to an offender’s
psychological profile.
d. None of these because probation and parole officers are rarely sought as sources of information.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:53 AM


38. Rossmo (2009) identified the reasons behind criminal investigative failure, and grouped faulty thinking into three
general categories. Which category attempts to explain mental errors, such as the investigator having “tunnel vision?”
a. Cognitive Bias
b. Organizational Traps
c. Probability Errors
d. Organizational Failures
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/23/2022 2:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/23/2022 2:58 AM


39. Investigators learn to recognize when a case is unsolvable, but only after all the _______ (or avenues bearing clues of
potential sources of information relevant to solving the crime), have been exhausted.
ANSWER: leads
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Define criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 12:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 12:49 AM


40. Determining the _______________ is more important than obtaining a conviction or closing a case.
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 12:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 12:52 AM


41. Effective investigators are also ________, which means they are skilled at interacting across gender, ethnic,
generational, social and political group lines.
ANSWER: culturally adroit
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember | Intellectual Characteristics
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 12:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 12:55 AM


42. What is the name, or title, given to the specialist who scientifically develops, processes, and packages all physical
evidence found at the crime scene?
ANSWER: Crime Scene Investigator or CSI
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.02 - Describe the basic functions performed by investigators.
KEYWORDS: Basic Functions | Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 12:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 12:59 AM


43. Life threatening situations, such as downed power lines, chemical spills, or detonated explosives are all
examples of ________that investigators may encounter on a scene.
ANSWER: environmental hazards
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
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DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 12:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:01 AM


44. For investigators who specialize or work on family, domestic, or child related crimes, ________can be valuable
partners in helping elicit relevant information from suspects and victims alike.
ANSWER: social services
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Various individuals with whom investigators interrelate.
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:03 AM


45. Shrinking police budgets and the complications of modern day crime have resulted in __________becoming
necessary to solve many crimes.
ANSWER: task forces/major task forces
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Identify the various individuals and entities with whom successful investigators
interrelate
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:05 AM


46. Criminals often leave __________, which is less visible evidence such as fingerprints, small particles of glass or dirt,
body hairs, or clothing fibers.
ANSWER: trace evidence
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:05 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:06 AM


47. Investigators can use _______________ tests to develop and lift fingerprints; discover flammable substances through
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bullet-hole residue; and conduct many other tests.
ANSWER: field
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:08 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:09 AM


48. Res gestae statements are generally an exception to the _______________ rule because they are usually very closely
related to facts and are therefore admissible in court.
ANSWER: hearsay
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:10 AM


49. A persons degree of risk being sued is also called their __________
ANSWER: civil liability
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Civil Liability
QUESTION TYPE: Completion
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:19 AM


50. What is the definition of an “investigation”?
ANSWER: An investigation is a patient, step-by-step inquiry or observation, a careful examination, a
recording of evidence, or a legal inquiry.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Definitions Pertinent to Criminal Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:40 AM


51. What are the primary goals of a criminal investigation?
ANSWER: The major goals of a criminal investigation are to determine whether a crime has been
committed, legally obtain sufficient information and evidence to identify the responsible
person, locate and arrest the suspect, recover stolen property, and present the best possible
case to the prosecutor.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Primary Goals of Criminal Investigations
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.01 - Summarize the primary goals of the criminal investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:21 AM


52. What are some physical characteristics of effective investigators?
ANSWER: Effective investigators obtain and retain information, apply technical knowledge, and
remain open-minded, objective, and logical. They are emotionally well-balanced,
detached, inquisitive, suspecting, discerning, self-disciplined, and persevering.
Furthermore, they are physically fit and have good vision and hearing.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Characteristics of an Effective Investigator
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.03 - Understand the intellectual, psychological, and physical
characteristics possessed by an effective investigator.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:22 AM


53. After having dealt with any emergency, what is the first and most important function of a first responder?
ANSWER: The first and most important function of a first responder is to protect the crime scene and
evidence.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
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54. What are the officer’s responsibilities during the preliminary investigation?
ANSWER: Responsibilities during the preliminary investigation include questioning victims,
witnesses, and suspects; conducting a neighborhood canvass; measuring, photographing,
videotaping, and sketching the scene; searching for evidence; identifying, collecting,
examining, and processing physical evidence; and recording all statements and
observations in notes.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:24 AM


55. What is the difference between crime mapping and location intelligence?
ANSWER: Using computers such as CompStat, crime mapping gives analysts and policymakers a
graphic representation of crime and its related issues. Location intelligence solutions
consist of a combination of software, data, and expert services that help organizations
leverage spatial capabilities without the need for a GIS expert. Location intelligence
includes automatic vehicle location (AVL) and global positioning systems (GPSs).
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:24 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:25 AM


56. Discuss the advantage of geographic profiling in a criminal investigation. Include a definition of the phrase “least
effort” principle in your discussion.
ANSWER: Geographic profiling is an advancement in mapping that is based on the theory that all
people, including criminals, have a pattern to their lives. This pattern involves, among
other things, a limited geographical area that encompasses the bulk of a person’s daily
activities. According to the “least effort” principle of human behavior, people travel only
as far as necessary to accomplish their goals, so the most likely area for a crime is where
an offender’s desire for anonymity intersects with the offender’s desire to stay within his
or her comfort zone.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:27 AM


57. What are several ways to implement AVL/GPS technology in police work? In your answer, define AVL and GPS and
describe their use.
ANSWER: The definition of AVL is automatic vehicle location and GPS is global positioning system.
Three ways to implement AVL/GPS technology are: (1) to place a unit inside or on a
police vehicle, (2) to install a unit into a laptop computer, or (3) to equip the officer’s
portable radio with a built-in GPS transceiver. Note: Automated vehicle location is a class
of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and f o r stolen
vehicle recovery. Infrastructure can be land-based radio towers or satellites. Global
positioning systems were originally designed by the Department of Defense, and are now
used in a myriad of functions, including driving locations and locating lost pets or children.
Police now can place locators on suspects’ vehicles to track their movements.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Computer-Aided Investigation
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:28 AM


58. Clarify the role and relationship investigators should have with the media, and explain why this role is necessary.
ANSWER: A healthy relationship with the media fosters a positive relationship with the general
public. Dealing with the media is inevitable, and investigators should keep those dealings
positive and professional. They depend on one another and have a mutual need for
cooperation. Police rely on the media to disseminate news about wanted suspects, to seek
witnesses, and to convey important information quickly to the public.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: The Initial Investigation and Police Contact
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.04 - Describe the key aspects of the initial investigation.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:29 AM


59. What is the purpose of case screening?
ANSWER: Case screening is used to help determine solvability factors and whether to continue with
an investigation.
POINTS: 1
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QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.05 - Explain how investigators decide whether or not to pursue
a criminal investigation and what information they consider in this process.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:31 AM


60. What is the role of medical examiners and coroners?
ANSWER: Medical examiners and coroners’ offices provide death investigation services. These
officers are responsible for the medicolegal investigation of deaths. They may conduct
death scene investigations, perform autopsies, and determine the cause and manner of
death when a person has died as a result of violence, under suspicious circumstances,
without a physician in attendance, or for other reasons.
RATIONALE: Medical examiners and coroners’ offices provide death investigation services. These
officers are responsible for the medicolegal investigation of deaths. They may conduct
death scene investigations, perform autopsies, and determine the cause and manner of
death when a person has died as a result of violence, under suspicious circumstances,
without a physician in attendance, or for other reasons.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Investigative Liaisons Within a Community Policing Paradigm
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.06 - Identify the various individuals and entities with whom
successful investigators interrelate.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/28/2022 4:43 AM


61. What four elements are included in protection against lawsuits?
ANSWER: Protection against lawsuits includes effective policies and procedures clearly
communicated to all, thorough and continuous training, proper supervision and discipline,
and accurate, thorough police reports.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Avoiding Civil Liability
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:33 AM


62. What legal statute states that anyone who acts under the authority of law and who violates another person’s
constitutional rights can be sued? Tbworld2020gmail.com To Get This File
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ANSWER: Most civil lawsuits brought against law enforcement officers are based on Statute 42 of
the U.S. Code, Section 1983, also called the Civil Rights Act. This Act, passed in 1871,
was designed to prevent the abuse of constitutional rights by officers who “under color of
state law” denied defendants those rights.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Avoiding Civil Liability
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:37 AM


63. Define the term exculpatory evidence.
ANSWER: Exculpatory evidence is evidence that may be favorable to the accused.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Avoiding Civil Liability
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:38 AM


64. As a police investigator, what is one of the best ways to avoid lawsuits or to defend oneself if sued?
ANSWER: The police investigator should keep complete, accurate records of all official actions he or
she takes.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Avoiding Civil Liability
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE: Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRIM.HESS.17.01.07 - Describe some of the ways investigators can protect
against civil lawsuits.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 3/26/2022 1:38 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/26/2022 1:38 AM


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